Skin-to-skin contact key for premature baby survival, WHO says in shift

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 15, 2022 10:05 pm

GENEVA: Skin-to-skin contact is key to improving survival of premature and small babies, the WHO said on Tuesday in a major overhaul of policy that previously called for the use of incubators.

The new guidelines mark a major turnaround in the way the UN health agency recommends neonatal intensive care be provided to tiny babies.

In this file photo taken on September 13, 2022, newborn babies in the maternity ward in the Gabrovo hospital. AFP PHOTO

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