New Releases from Cochrane: Skin-to-Skin Contact and Labor Support Produce Better Outcomes
The Cochrane Collaboration, an international nonprofit, independent organization that produces and disseminates systematic reviews of health care interventions and promotes the search for evidence in the form of clinical trials and other studies of interventions, has released two new analyses on “age old” practices.
In one study, immediate mother-to-child skin-to-skin contact, also known as “kangaroo care,” has been shown to faciliate successful breastfeeding early on as compared to births where the infant was taken away to be swaddled or washed.
In a second study, the presence of a midwife, doula or supportive family member throughout labor was shown to reduce labor lengths, reduce the use of pain medications during labor, and increase a mother’s satisfaction with her birth experience.
Snuggling and support — two age old practices — shown through rigorous science to really work! For more information on the two analyses, visit the Newswise press release.
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