Premature babies ‘need cuddles’

“Professor Linda Franck, from the Institute of Child Health in London, said that parents were often not encouraged to have skin to skin contact with their premature babies in UK neonatal units, despite growing evidence that it could help.

She said: “Neonatal units can be very intimidating places, and parents often do not know the best way to get involved.

“Parents want to do the right thing, but the message is difficult to get out there.

“This study suggests that, even for the very youngest premature babies, skin to skin contact can reduce the stress response.”

She is currently carrying out a pilot study in four London units which is using a variety of methods, including skin to skin contact, to encourage parents to become more involved with the care of their newborn children.”

And Linda, when you are finished with that particular study, why don’t you read the research on the Brewer Diet which can prevent prematurity in the first place??? Then take the time and energy to encourage mothers to eat this diet.
Jenny Hatch