Postpartum

Historic medical developments have led to a current practice, where many babies are kept skin-to-skin in the first hours and perhaps days after birth. Those parents who endorse the concept of babywearing will then normally proceed to a practice of dressing the baby (and themselves) and then carry the baby in a baby-carrying device, such as a sling, wrap, soft structured carrier, etc. But could it be that we are missing something by creating that barrier of clothing between our baby and us as caregivers in the first few months after birth? Skin-to-skin contact vs. clothed contact, right after birth A unique Russian/Swedish research collaboration has provided some insights into this specific question. In their research design, they divided newborns into different groups. One group received skin-to-skin contact with their mother after birth. Another group also received contact, but with the vital difference that these children