The role of skin-to-skin contact in exclusive breastfeeding: a cohort study.

Marivanda Julia Furtado Goudard Zeni Carvalho Lamy Sérgio Tadeu Martins Marba Geisy Maria de Souza Lima Victor Nogueira da Cruz Silveira Marynéa Silva do Vale Talyta Garcia da Silva Ribeiro Roberta da Costa Vívian Mara Gonçalves de Oliveira Azevedo Fernando Lamy Filho

Published in: Revista de saude publica (2022)

Skin-to-skin contact proved to be of great relevance in maintaining exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge for preterm infants weighing 1,125g-1,655g at birth, especially in those with lower severity scores.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
soft tissue
wound healing
low birth weight
pregnancy outcomes