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Skin-to-Skin Contact 

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Jill Bergman Originally published March 2011  and republished with the express permission of the author. The importance of skin-to-skin contact for every newborn.  Modern childbirth has become a medical condition requiring delivery in a hospital with doctors and nurses in attendance. Our neonatal mortality rate has decreased in the last 200 years, which is … Read More

Breastfeeding Premature Babies

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Teresa Pitman Originally published Sept 2015, updated June 2016 and republished with the express permission of the author. Breastfeeding premature babies: how it promotes better health, but rarely happens. What helps mothers who want to breastfeed a premature baby? About ten years ago, I was writing an article for a magazine about breastfeeding a premature baby. I … Read More