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Newborn behaviour to locate the breast when skin‐to‐skin: a possible method for enabling early self‐regulation
Acta Paediatrica · 2010 · Vol. 100(1) · pp. 79–85
A‐M Widström✉(Karolinska Institutet)Gunilla Lilja(Karolinska Institutet)P Aaltomaa‐Michalias(Stockholm South General Hospital)A Dahllöf(Stockholm South General Hospital)M Lintula(Karolinska University Hospital)Eva Nissen(Karolinska Institutet)
Abstract
Inborn breastfeeding reflexes were depressed at birth, possibly because of a depressed sensory system. It is hypothesized that when the infant is given the option to peacefully go through the nine behavioural phases birth cry, relaxation, awakening, activity, crawling, resting, familiarization, suckling and sleeping when skin-to-skin with its mother this results in early optimal self-regulation.
Infant Health and DevelopmentInfant Development and Preterm CareNeuroscience of respiration and sleepCryingMedicineLickingBreastfeedingCrawlingBreast feedingSkin to skinPediatricsPhysiologyInternal medicine
MeSH terms
AdultBreastBreast FeedingFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMother-Child RelationsSucking BehaviorTime FactorsTouchVideotape RecordingInfant BehaviorYoung Adult
Funding
- Karolinska Institutet
- Vetenskapsrådet
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Temperature, metabolic adaptation and crying in healthy full‐term newborns cared for skin‐to‐skin or in a cot
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