Acta Paediatrica. 2021;110:1461–1467.
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INTRODUCTION
Early mother-infant contact during the first hours after birth is known
to increase parental sensitivity to infants' signals,
1-3
as well as bond-
ing and maternal satisfaction.
4,5
The pre-feeding behaviour of infants
who experience skin-to-skin contact with
their mothers has also been
described as one of the pathways to initiating breastfeeding.
5
One
study showed that infants who had skin-to-skin contact with their
mother cried less than those who were not held that way.
6
Such con-
tact is also believed to enhance bonding between fathers and infants
after elective Caesarean sections.
6-11
A
systematic Cochrane review
of the effects of early mother-infant skin-to-skin contact confirmed
Received: 5 July 2020
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Revised: 7 November 2020
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Accepted: 19 November 2020
DOI: 10.1111/apa.15685
R E G U L A R A R T I C L E
Newborn infants who received skin-to-skin contact with
fathers after Caesarean sections showed stable physiological
patterns
Ana Ayala
1,2
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Kyllike Christensson
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Eva Christensson
3
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Gabriel Cavada
4
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Kerstin Erlandsson
1,5
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Marianne Velandia
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© 2020 The Authors.
Acta Paediatrica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Foundation Acta Paediatrica.
Abbreviations: bpm,
beats per minute; NBAS, Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale.
1
Department of Women's and Children's
Health, Division Reproductive Health,
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
2
Ministry of Health, Santiago de Chile,
Chile
3
Department
of Physiology and
Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet,
Stockholm, Sweden
4
School of Public Health, Faculty of
Medicine
University of Chile, Santiago,
Chile
5
School of Education,
Health and Social
Science, Dalarna University, Falun,
Sweden
6
School of Health,
Care and Social
Welfare, Mälardalen University, Västerås,
Sweden
Correspondence
Ana Ayala, Department of Women's and
Children's Health, Division Reproductive
Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm,
Sweden.
Emails: ana.ayala@ki.se; ana.ayala01@
gmail.com
