Systematic review confirmed the benefits of early skin-to-skin contact but highlighted lack of studies on very and extremely preterm infants.

Nidhi GuptaAniko DeierlEmily HillsJayanta Banerjee

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2021)

This systematic review showed that early SSC could be beneficial. Further studies that focus on providing very and extremely preterm infants with SSC, and parental experiences, are needed to enable SSC to be adopted as routine practice.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
systematic review
meta analyses
low birth weight
primary care
soft tissue
mental health
wound healing
case control
randomized controlled trial
clinical practice
quality improvement