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Articles:

An Implementation Algorithm to Improve Skin-to-Skin Practice in the First Hour after Birth
Kajsa Brimdyr, Karin Cadwell, Jeni Stevens, Yuki Takahashi
Maternal and Child Nutrition: December 2017
DOI:10.1111/mcn.12571

The Association Between Common Labor Drugs and Suckling When Skin-to-Skin During the First Hour After Birth
Brimdyr K, Cadwell K, Widström AM, Svensson K, Neumann M, Hart E, Harrington S, Phillips R.
Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care, October 2015
PMID:26463582

Newborn behaviour to locate the breast when skin-to-skin: a possible method for enabling early self-regulation
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A realistic evaluation of two training programs on implementing skin-to-skin as a standard of care
Brimdyr K, Widström AM, Cadwell K, Svensson K, Turner-Maffei C.
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Use of a video-ethnographic intervention (PRECESS Immersion Method) to improve skin-to-skin care and breastfeeding rates
Crenshaw JT, Cadwell K, Brimdyr K, Widström AM, Svensson K, Champion JD, Gilder RE, Winslow EH
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Infant behaviour to locate the breast the first hour after birth – a possible way to early selfregulation and psychological bonds.
Widström A-M, Matthiesen A-S Lilja G, AaltomaaMichakias P, Lintula A, Dahllöf A, Ransjö-Arvidson A-B, Nissen E. Submitted