Short-term and long-term effects of skin-to-skin contact in healthy term infants: study protocol for a parallel-group double-blind randomised controlled trial
BMJ Open. 2025 Oct 14;15(10):e104809. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104809. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Mother-infant skin-to-skin contact (SSC) improves developmental and cognitive outcomes in preterm infants. However, the effects of …