New research: Benefits of skin-to-skin contact DURING a C-section

Parenting info: New study finds that if mothers are supported to have skin-to-skin contact during a C-section (within 5 minutes of a baby being born), women have a positive experience, with improved bonding and breastfeeding, and feel less anxiety and depression.

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Why this matters to me?

As a mum of a baby born by C-section, I wish I had known that it could have been possible to have skin-to-skin contact with my newborn baby DURING the C-section birth.

As it was, I didn’t hold my baby until I was in the recovery room — so probably about 30-45 minutes after my baby was born. And there was no support to enable skin-to-skin contact or to inititate breastfeeding.

Now new research from Australia finds that women who were supported to have…