Skin-to-skin contact: a shared pleasure

Skin-to-skin contact is inspired by the kangaroo method. This Colombian method, created in 1978, was developed to keep the premature baby in contact with human skin to compensate for a shortage of specialized incubators. Today, skin-to-skin contact is recommended for all babies.

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Skin-to-skin contact: a shared pleasure

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