Newborn infants who received skin‐to‐skin contact with fathers after Caesarean sections showed stable physiological patterns

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How to cite this article: Ayala A, Christensson K, Christensson 
E, Cavada G, Erlandsson K, Velandia M. Newborn infants who 
received skin-to-skin contact with fathers after Caesarean 
sections showed stable physiological patterns. Acta Paediatr. 
2021;110:1461–1467. 
https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15685