{"id":8375,"date":"2023-06-29T11:40:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T09:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comftech.com\/?p=8375"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:20:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:20:01","slug":"the-importance-of-skin-to-skin-contact-and-rooming-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comftech.com\/en\/the-importance-of-skin-to-skin-contact-and-rooming-in\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of Skin-to-Skin Contact<br> and Rooming-in"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8375\" class=\"elementor elementor-8375 elementor-8096\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9748d e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"ef9748d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507f203 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"507f203\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Skin-to-Skin Contact<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bb14b6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8bb14b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.0 - 30-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-divider{--divider-border-style:none;--divider-border-width:1px;--divider-color:#2c2c2c;--divider-icon-size:20px;--divider-element-spacing:10px;--divider-pattern-height:24px;--divider-pattern-size:20px;--divider-pattern-url:none;--divider-pattern-repeat:repeat-x}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider{display:-webkit-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{font-size:15px;line-height:1;max-width:95%}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__element{margin:0 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><b>Skin-to-Skin Contact<\/b> refers to the practice of <b>laying the newborn baby on its mother's bare chest<\/b> immediately after birth.<\/i><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-048d374 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"048d374\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4a736 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"5b4a736\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b83e20 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b83e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This practice is <b>recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO)<\/b>, not only for healthy full-term infants, but also for preterm and low birth weight infants (&lt;2.5 kg)<sup>1.<\/sup><br><br>In Italy, the book \"Standard Organizzativi per l'Assistenza Perinatale\"<sup>2<\/sup>  promoted by the <b>SIN (Italian Society of Neonatology) <\/b>provides as a <b>standard of care<\/b> that <b>every birth point guarantees skin-to-skin contact<\/b> (SSC), both for physiological newborns and newborns in minimal care, and for newborns in intermediate care and newborns in intensive care.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d275c76 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"d275c76\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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640w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gabriel-tovar-PHf3Iaghr28-unsplash-1-scaled-e1687961767787-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gabriel-tovar-PHf3Iaghr28-unsplash-1-scaled-e1687961767787.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7d228d elementor-align-left elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a7d228d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Improved transition<\/b> to extra-uterine life;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Improvement of <b>early physiological stabilisation<\/b> in preterm infants;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Increased breastfeeding<\/b> rates;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Improvement in growth<\/b>;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Improved sleep<\/b>;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Increased parental attention <\/b>to their child's needs and signals;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Increased <b>parental empowerment <\/b>and <b>self-efficacy<\/b>.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca64881 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"ca64881\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa13ab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa13ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Long-term benefits for parents and baby<sup>4<\/sup><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb4079 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"fdb4079\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e07f81 e-transform e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e07f81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.100000000000000088817841970012523233890533447265625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-ron-lach-9478805-scaled-e1687961072436-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-ron-lach-9478805-scaled-e1687961072436-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-ron-lach-9478805-scaled-e1687961072436-1024x1025.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-ron-lach-9478805-scaled-e1687961072436-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-ron-lach-9478805-scaled-e1687961072436-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-ron-lach-9478805-scaled-e1687961072436-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-ron-lach-9478805-scaled-e1687961072436-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-ron-lach-9478805-scaled-e1687961072436-1200x1201.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-ron-lach-9478805-scaled-e1687961072436.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1e461 elementor-align-left elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"fa1e461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Increased breastfeeding rates<\/b> beyond the neonatal stage;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Improved parent-child bonding <\/b>and <b>mental health<\/b>;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Improved immunity<\/b>, decreased re-hospitalisations;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Reduction of prematurity-related morbidity<\/b> in adulthood;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Improved neurodevelopmental <\/b>and <b>social behavioural outcomes <\/b>in early adulthood;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Decreased parental stress;<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Improved maternal outcomes<\/b> related to breastfeeding.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdb8711 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"cdb8711\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb8dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3bb8dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dee3a17 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"dee3a17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63b064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a63b064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rooming-in<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e12a8f3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e12a8f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a390af e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3a390af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1f1eed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1f1eed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-kenan-zhang-13071794_1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-kenan-zhang-13071794_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-kenan-zhang-13071794_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-kenan-zhang-13071794_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-kenan-zhang-13071794_1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-kenan-zhang-13071794_1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-kenan-zhang-13071794_1-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-kenan-zhang-13071794_1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-kenan-zhang-13071794_1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 770px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a4037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32a4037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><b>Rooming-in<\/b> refers to the practice of allowing the <b>newborn baby to stay 24 hours a day in the same room as the mother<\/b> for the entire duration of the hospital stay.<\/i><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d301b4 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0d301b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b6f5c e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"74b6f5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e856712 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e856712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This practice is <b>promoted by the World Health Organisation (WHO)<\/b> and the<b> Italian Ministry of Health<\/b> and is included among the ten fundamental steps for successful breastfeeding<sup>5<\/sup>.<br><br>\nIn Italy, the book \"Standard Organizzativi per l'Assistenza Perinatale\"<sup>1<\/sup> promoted by the SIN (Italian Society of Neonatology) provides as a<b> standard of care<\/b> that <b>every birth point allows rooming-in<\/b> for physiological newborns and in minimal assistance.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4cd11 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4b4cd11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe8e4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3fe8e4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936d861 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"936d861\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ad5f1a e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"8ad5f1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a52c7f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a52c7f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-553db59 ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Benefits<\/span><sup>5<\/sup><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d15899f e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"d15899f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f469e e-transform e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87f469e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.100000000000000088817841970012523233890533447265625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-craig-adderley-4041804-copia-1-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-craig-adderley-4041804-copia-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-craig-adderley-4041804-copia-1-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-craig-adderley-4041804-copia-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-craig-adderley-4041804-copia-1-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-craig-adderley-4041804-copia-1-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-craig-adderley-4041804-copia-1-1-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-craig-adderley-4041804-copia-1-1-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-craig-adderley-4041804-copia-1-1.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3e38b elementor-align-left elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0b3e38b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">It facilitates the <b>creation of an emotional bond<\/b>;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">It makes <b>breastfeeding possible whenever<\/b> the infant requires nourishment;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">It allows<b> closer contact with the father and other family members<\/b>;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">It <b>reduces the risk of neonatal infections<\/b>, both because the infant does not remain in the nursery where he or she is more exposed to bacteria and micro-organisms, and because mother-infant contact favours the colonisation of the infant's skin and gastrointestinal tract by maternal micro-organisms, which tend not to be pathogenic in nature and against which the antibodies contained in breast milk act;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><span style=\"white-space-collapse: collapse;\">It <b>reduces the time taken by staff <\/b>to carry babies in and out of nursery rooms, allowing other tasks to be performed.<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb4d486 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"bb4d486\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb08d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bb08d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objectives<sup>2<\/sup><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c33fa80 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c33fa80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40aa1df e-transform e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40aa1df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.100000000000000088817841970012523233890533447265625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aditya-romansa-5zp0jym2w9M-unsplash_1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aditya-romansa-5zp0jym2w9M-unsplash_1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aditya-romansa-5zp0jym2w9M-unsplash_1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aditya-romansa-5zp0jym2w9M-unsplash_1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aditya-romansa-5zp0jym2w9M-unsplash_1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aditya-romansa-5zp0jym2w9M-unsplash_1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aditya-romansa-5zp0jym2w9M-unsplash_1-640x640.png 640w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aditya-romansa-5zp0jym2w9M-unsplash_1-1200x1200.png 1200w, https:\/\/comftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/aditya-romansa-5zp0jym2w9M-unsplash_1.png 1708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd2d55 elementor-align-left elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2dd2d55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Fostering <\/b>the mother-infant, father-mother-infant <b>relationship<\/b>;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Supporting the mother in<b> independently caring<\/b> for her baby to <b>acquire manual skills and confidence<\/b> in breastfeeding and nursing practices;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Initiate the process of <b>synchronisation of sleep-wake rhythms<\/b> between child and mother;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Accompanying the partner or other family member\/friend <\/b>designated by the mother in supporting the newborn's care.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19229f6 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"19229f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ba6a0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"32ba6a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23b545c e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"23b545c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bca4d60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bca4d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240058262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><sup>1<\/sup> <u>WHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low birth weight infant.<\/u> Geneva: World Health Organization; 2022<u><br><\/u><\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e48214f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e48214f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sin-neonatologia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Standard-Organizzativi-per-lAssistenza-Perinatale_DIGITALE_21-10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><sup>2<\/sup> <u>Standard Organizzativi per l\u2019Assistenza Perinatale.<\/u> SIN Societ\u00e0 Italiana di Neonatologia; 2022<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd08c52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd08c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org.uk\/babyfriendly\/baby-friendly-resources\/implementing-standards-resources\/skin-to-skin-contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><sup>3<\/sup> <u>UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative standards<\/u><\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312c343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"312c343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newborn-health-standards.org\/standards\/standards-english\/infant-family-centred-developmental-care\/very-early-and-continuous-skin-to-skin-contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><sup>4<\/sup> Bergman NJ, Westrup B et al., <u>European Standards of Care for Newborn Health: Very early and continuous skin-to-skin contact.<\/u> 2018.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e887522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e887522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salute.gov.it\/imgs\/C_17_pubblicazioni_1619_allegato.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><sup>5<\/sup> Dichiarazione congiunta OMS\/UNICEF, <u>L\u2019allattamento al seno: protezione, incoraggiamento e sostegno.<\/u> OMS, Ginevra, 1989\n\n<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-098c1d1 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"098c1d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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This practice is recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), not only for healthy full-term infants, but also for preterm and low birth weight infants (&lt;2.5 kg)1. 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