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Skin-to-skin
The WHO (World Health Organization) recommends mothers and babies be skin-to-skin immediately following birth.
Skin-to-skin and it's benefit to breastfeeding
Placing baby skin-to-skin with the mother immediately after birth, or within thirty minutes after birth is very crucial to getting breastfeeding off to the best start possible. Skin-to-skin is when the baby is placed directly onto the parent's belly or chest, immediately after birth, and anytime beyond birth. When skin-to-skin is initiated immediately following the birth, the baby is placed immediately on the mother's abdomen, and then gently wiped off without being moved again. Mother and baby will often stay like this for an hour or two while the baby self attaches to the breast (often called "the breast crawl"). When baby is skin-to-skin with his or her mother, the baby is usually calm and relaxed. Babies who are skin-to-skin with their mothers stay warm, and cry less than babies who are not being held skin-to-skin. Mothers can recognize their baby’s needs and feeding cues and respond immediately. Babies who are held skin-to-skin also have lower levels of stress hormones, and breastfeeding sooner than newborns that are separated from their mothers after birth
Mothers who hold their baby skin-to-skin after birth are more likely to make greater amounts of breastmilk, breastfeed longer, and breastfeed without supplementing with formula. (Bystrova, Matthiesen, et al. 2007). Placing baby skin-to-skin with the mother immediately after birth, or within thirty minutes after birth is very crucial to getting breastfeeding off to the best start possible. Babies who are held skin-to-skin also have lower levels of stress hormones, and are breastfeeding more successfully than newborns that are separated from their mothers after birth. (Bystrova, Windsrom, et al. 2007)
By Alexandra Brown CLC
References
Bystrova, K., Matthiesen, A.-S., Widstrom, A.-M., Ransjo-Arvidson, A.-B., Welles-Nyström, B., Vorontsov, I., et al. (2007). The effect of Russian maternity home routines on breastfeeding and neonatal weight loss with special reference to swaddling. Early Human Development, 83(1), 29–39.
Bystrova, K., Widstrom, A.-M., Matthiesen, A.-S., Ransjo-Arvidson, A.-B, Welles-Nyström, B., Vorontsov, I., et al. (2007). Early lactation performance in primiparous and multiparous women in relation to different maternity home practices: A randomized trial in St. Petersburg. International Breastfeeding Journal, 2, 9.
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This video from New Zealand (breastfeeding.org.nz) shows a variety of examples of skin-to-skin, including skin-to-skin with a dad.Skin-to-skin and it's benefit to breastfeeding
Placing baby skin-to-skin with the mother immediately after birth, or within thirty minutes after birth is very crucial to getting breastfeeding off to the best start possible. Skin-to-skin is when the baby is placed directly onto the parent's belly or chest, immediately after birth, and anytime beyond birth. When skin-to-skin is initiated immediately following the birth, the baby is placed immediately on the mother's abdomen, and then gently wiped off without being moved again. Mother and baby will often stay like this for an hour or two while the baby self attaches to the breast (often called "the breast crawl"). When baby is skin-to-skin with his or her mother, the baby is usually calm and relaxed. Babies who are skin-to-skin with their mothers stay warm, and cry less than babies who are not being held skin-to-skin. Mothers can recognize their baby’s needs and feeding cues and respond immediately. Babies who are held skin-to-skin also have lower levels of stress hormones, and breastfeeding sooner than newborns that are separated from their mothers after birth
Mothers who hold their baby skin-to-skin after birth are more likely to make greater amounts of breastmilk, breastfeed longer, and breastfeed without supplementing with formula. (Bystrova, Matthiesen, et al. 2007). Placing baby skin-to-skin with the mother immediately after birth, or within thirty minutes after birth is very crucial to getting breastfeeding off to the best start possible. Babies who are held skin-to-skin also have lower levels of stress hormones, and are breastfeeding more successfully than newborns that are separated from their mothers after birth. (Bystrova, Windsrom, et al. 2007)
By Alexandra Brown CLC
References
Bystrova, K., Matthiesen, A.-S., Widstrom, A.-M., Ransjo-Arvidson, A.-B., Welles-Nyström, B., Vorontsov, I., et al. (2007). The effect of Russian maternity home routines on breastfeeding and neonatal weight loss with special reference to swaddling. Early Human Development, 83(1), 29–39.
Bystrova, K., Widstrom, A.-M., Matthiesen, A.-S., Ransjo-Arvidson, A.-B, Welles-Nyström, B., Vorontsov, I., et al. (2007). Early lactation performance in primiparous and multiparous women in relation to different maternity home practices: A randomized trial in St. Petersburg. International Breastfeeding Journal, 2, 9.
Comments
mrs green @littlegreenblog.com
This is such a beautiful video; thank you for sharing. My ten year old has been asking to watch a birth video and I've been looking for something positive, natural and not too graphic - I think this might be the one!
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