There is increasing recognition that parents play a critical role in promoting the health
outcomes of low birthweight and preterm infants. Despite a large body of literature on …

Breastfeeding is an experience that only a mother and her infant (s) can share. Infants who
can feed from the breast receive not only the best nutrition but also, due to the close physical …

As management of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) advances, clinicians must
continually revise their current practice. We report the fourth update of “European Guidelines …

Background and Objectives: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) benefits preterm infants' health
through increasing breastfeeding, but the longitudinal effects of KMC remain unknown. This …

Care and outcomes of infants admitted to neonatal intensive care vary and differences in
family-centered care may contribute. The objective of this study was to understand families' …

he KMC implementation strategy targets a broad audience. These include policy-makers
and programme managers at national, regional and local levels, government and …

This brief report reviews findings from a longitudinal study of skin-to-skin contact (SSC) with
mothers and full-term infants and a follow-up study of these dyads when the children were 9 …

Social distancing is the only option available during the COVID‐19 pandemic until a vaccine
is developed. However, this is having a major impact on human relationships and bonding …

The gut microbiota is vital for human body development and function. Its development in
early life is influenced by various environmental factors. In this randomized controlled trial …

Abstract Mother-Newborn Couplet Care is a concept and is defined as the provision of care
for a sick or preterm newborn in close proximity to and coupled with the care for the mother …