For preterm infants, skin-to-skin contact affects hormone levels — and may promote parental engagement

Published on October 22, 2018

For premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), skin-to-skin contact with parents influences levels of hormones related to mother-infant attachment (oxytocin) and stress (cortisol) — and may increase parents’ level of engagement with their infants.

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