Lifespring 

The research behind being skin to skin with your baby for the first hour or two after birth proves numerous invaluable benefits to mother and baby.

 

When planning to breastfeed, many moms ask what they can do during pregnancy and birth to ensure the best possible start with breastfeeding and milk supply. The most recent evidence reveals the invaluable benefits of skin to skin contact for the first hour after birth and beyond, and its benefits to the breastfeeding relationship.

 

One of my professors at Union Institute & University and talented filmmaker, author, and breastfeeding advocate, Kajsa Brimdyr has pulled together the best points of skin to skin importance in the award-winning film, "The Magical Hour". Click below to learn more about skin to skin, its importance to breastfeeding, and links to Kajsa Brimdyr's website regarding her film.