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Skin to Skin Contact after Delivery
(Commonly referred to as Kangaroo Care)

• Dr. Nils Bergman's website: He is an internationally renowned expert on Kangaroo Care.

• Kangaroo Mother Care - by Nils Bergman, M.D. A link to one of Nils Bergman’s videos

• The Effect of Skin-to-Skin Contact (Kangaroo Care) Shortly After Birth on the Neurobehavioral Responses of the Term Newborn: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
  PEDIATRICS Vol. 113 No. 4 April 2004, pp. 858-865

• Getting to Know You: Mothers’ Experiences of Kangaroo Care JOGNN, 34, 210-217; 2005

• Kangaroo's Pouch Inspires Care for Premature Babies - Article about the successful use of Kangaroo Care at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.  New York Times - June 10, 1992

• Kangaroo Mother Care from La Leche League

• Kangaroo Mother Versus Traditional Care for Newborn Infants £ 2000 Grams: A Randomized, Controlled Trial PEDIATRICS Vol. 100 No. 4 October 1997, pp. 682-688

• Kangaroos and Premies by Alan Greene, MD

• Mother and Infant: Early Emotional Ties by Marshall Klaus, PEDIATRICS Vol. 102 No. 5 Supplement November 1998, pp. 1244-1246. If you haven't read this article about mom and baby skin-to-skin right after birth and all its ramifications, you should!

• Mother-infant Skin-to-Skin Contact after Delivery Results in Early Recognition of Own Mother's Milk Odour

• Mother’s Last Skin-to-Skin Goodbye Saves her 20 oz Baby - A heartwarming story of the miracle power of touch.  From Amy Philo’s Milk of Human Kindness blog (Aug. 20, 2009). Based on the story first published in London’s Daily Mail - Dec. 7, 2007.

• "It's My Birthday, Give Me a Hug!"  Click picture at left to download and print a FREE handout on how skin-to-skin contact benefits babies and mothers. (Provided by the Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition).  Click here to check out their other promotional products designed to help encourage more skin-to-skin care.

• Thermal Protection of the Newborn: A practical guide from the World Health Organization

• SJB Observations on Skin-to-Skin Contact by Nikki Lee RN, MS, IBCLC, CCE

• SJB Predictable Behavior Patterns for Self-Attachment by Rachel Myr, IBCLC

• SJB Thoughts on Skin-to-Skin Contact by Pat Gima, IBCLC

• SJB Testimonies from Moms Devoted to Skin to Skin

• Miracle Premature Baby Declared Dead by Doctors but Revived by Mother’s Touch
  News story of a baby brought back to life with two hours of loving cuddles.
  London’s MailOnline, August 27, 2010.
  Also watch the TV version from NBC’s the Today Show with Amy Robach (Sept. 3, 2010)

 

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