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Editorial
. 2023 Aug;112(8):1618-1619.
doi: 10.1111/apa.16859. Epub 2023 Jun 5.

Skin-to-skin contact for all newborns

Andrew Whitelaw  1
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Editorial

Skin-to-skin contact for all newborns

Andrew Whitelaw. Acta Paediatr. 2023 Aug.
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  • Skin-to-skin contact after birth: Developing a research and practice guideline.
    Brimdyr K, Stevens J, Svensson K, Blair A, Turner-Maffei C, Grady J, Bastarache L, Al Alfy A, Crenshaw JT, Giugliani ERJ, Ewald U, Haider R, Jonas W, Kagawa M, Lilliesköld S, Maastrup R, Sinclair R, Swift E, Takahashi Y, Cadwell K. Brimdyr K, et al. Acta Paediatr. 2023 Aug;112(8):1633-1643. doi: 10.1111/apa.16842. Epub 2023 May 24. Acta Paediatr. 2023. PMID: 37166443

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