Aim This paper integrates clinical expertise to earlier research about the behaviours of the
healthy, alert, full‐term infant placed skin‐to‐skin with the mother during the first hour after …

The holding of an infant with ventral skin-to-skin contact typically in an upright position with
the swaddled infant on the chest of the parent, is commonly referred to as kangaroo care …

Objective to summarise research evidence on the impact of father-infant skin-to-skin contact
on infant and paternal outcomes. Design an integrative literature review. Data sources …

Background Parent-infant closeness during hospital care of newborns has many benefits for
both infants and parents. We developed an educational intervention for neonatal staff, Close …

Background Research shows evidence for the importance of physical and emotional
closeness for the infant, the parent and the infant-parent dyad. Less is known about how …

Objective To identify and understand how parents develop a close bond to their infants in
the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Design A qualitative descriptive study; closeness …

Abstract Design and Methods A descriptive design was used where 20 fathers of premature
infants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview-guide. The guide contained the …

This was a prospective survey study, comparing parent-infant closeness, parents'
perceptions of nursing support, and participation in medical rounds in single-family room …

Objective: Previous research has shown that skin-to-skin contact in the delivery room is
associated with an increase satisfaction with childbirth. The purpose of the present study …

Background Kangaroo mother care (KMC) has been widely adopted in low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs) to minimise low birthweight infants'(LBWIs) adverse outcomes …