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Skin-to-skin contact

Skin-to-skin contact

After your baby is born, so long as he/she is well, you will be encouraged to have immediate skin-to-skin contact. This type of contact is known to be beneficial to both mother and baby by:
  • regulating your baby’s breathing, heart rate, temperature and blood glucose levels
  • soothing and calming your baby
  • encouraging early breastfeeding and increased milk production
  • supporting longer term breastfeeding success.
Even if your baby needs help with breathing after birth, or to be seen by a neonatal doctor, you will be offered skin-to-skin contact as soon as practically possible. Read the important safety considerations in the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative related link below.
Skin-to-skin contact – Dr Nils Bergman
Skin-to-skin contact UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative, skin-to-skin contact

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