Parents all over the world are gushing over a photo of a father and son practicing skin-to-skin contact with the family’s newest additions: a set of twins.
This touching photo was originally shared last year on the Swedish Facebook page, Forældre og Fødsel, but was recently translated to English and shared on the NINO Birth’s Facebook page on Saturday.
Originally written in Danish, the post describes that practicing skin-to-skin contact for newborns has many benefits for babies and especially newborns. According to the post, premature babies, weighing as little as 1.5lbs, can be placed on the parents chest for skin-to-skin contact.
Swedish Professor, Uwe Ewald, discussed his research on skin-to-skin contact at the Hvidovre Hospital in Denmark, saying that even very small premature babies are taken out of the incubator to be skin to skin with their parents as much as possible.
Also known as Kangaroo Care, Ewald explains that skin-to-skin contact isn’t just for bonding: It actually regulates a premature baby’s body temperature more effectively than an incubator, and also promotes weight gain and better breathing for tiny babies. When placing your baby on your skin, you are populating the child with your bacterial flora, as opposed to the hospitals.
According to NINO birth’s Facebook, additional benefits of skin-to-skin contact include stress reduction and promotion of breastfeeding.
As if snuggling with your child is the best thing in the world, now there’s one more reason to do it!
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[Featured Image Credit: Facebook- Forældre og Fødsel]
Father And Son Practice Skin-To-Skin Contact With Newborn Twins In Beautiful Photo is an article from: LifeDaily