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Skin-to-skin contact between mothers and newborns improves infant health outcomes.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that skin-to-skin contact between mothers and newborns improves infant health outcomes?

Unclear. Several studies and reviews report benefits of mother-infant skin-to-skin contact, but each covers only a narrow outcome or setting: reduced heel-lance pain in 30 newborns, maternal satisfaction, maternal labour and episiotomy outcomes, breastfeeding initiation and self-regulation in one Ugandan cohort, and prevalence of the practice. No retrieved item directly measures broad infant health outcomes, so the evidence supports only narrower claims.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 9 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 9
Skin-to-Skin Contact Is Analgesic in Healthy Newborns
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Skin-to-Skin Contact Is Analgesic in Healthy Newborns. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.105.1.e14

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Effect of early skin- to- skin contact of mother and newborn on mother’s satisfaction
2011
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Effect of early skin- to- skin contact of mother and newborn on mother’s satisfaction. (2011). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.22037/sbmuanm.v20i71.2304

Efficacy of skin-to-skin contact between mother and infant on maternal outcomes during the third stage of labour: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
2025
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S, M., J, R., A, B., E, L., N, S., & A, H. (2025). Efficacy of skin-to-skin contact between mother and infant on maternal outcomes during the third stage of labour: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104981

Effect of Immediate Postpartum Skin-to-Skin Contact Between Mothers and Newborns on Episiotomy Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
2023
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Taechavichitpisal, C. & Rodpenpear, N. (2023). Effect of Immediate Postpartum Skin-to-Skin Contact Between Mothers and Newborns on Episiotomy Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.31584/jhsmr.2023978

Parent-infant skin-to-skin contact studies : parent-infant interaction and oxytocin levels during skin-to-skin contact after Cesarean section and mother-infant skin-to-skin contact as treatment for breastfeeding problems
2012
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Parent-infant skin-to-skin contact studies : parent-infant interaction and oxytocin levels during skin-to-skin contact after Cesarean section and mother-infant skin-to-skin contact as treatment for breastfeeding problems. (2012). figshare.com. https://figshare.com/articles/Parent-infant_skin-to-skin_contact_studies_parent-infant_interaction_and_oxytocin_levels_during_skin-to-skin_contact_after_Cesarean_section_and_mother-infant_skin-to-skin_contact_as_treatment_for_breastfeeding_problems/26922133/1

Level of skin-to-skin care practices among postnatal mothers in Ethiopia. A systematic review and meta-analysis
2024
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Debella, A., Mussa, I., Getachew, T., & Eyeberu, A. (2024). Level of skin-to-skin care practices among postnatal mothers in Ethiopia. A systematic review and meta-analysis. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29732

Skin‐to‐skin contact the first hour after birth, underlying implications and clinical practice -
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Skin‐to‐skin contact the first hour after birth, underlying implications and clinical practice - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.14754

Infant behaviour and maternal adaptation after uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact for 1 hour following birth in northern Uganda
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Infant behaviour and maternal adaptation after uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact for 1 hour following birth in northern Uganda. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.12968/ajmw.2019.0019

Implementing Skin-To-Skin Contact at Birth Using the Iowa Model: Applying Evidence to Practice
2012
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Implementing Skin-To-Skin Contact at Birth Using the Iowa Model: Applying Evidence to Practice. (2012). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-486x.2012.01733.x

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