Pretermers bounce back from pain with a cuddle

Research published today in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics suggests that very preterm babies, born between 28 and 31 weeks, could benefit from skin-to-skin cuddling with their mother before and during painful procedures such as a heel lance.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news128238125.html">Pretermers bounce back from pain with a cuddle</a></p> <p>Research published today in the open access journal <i>BMC Pediatrics</i> suggests that very preterm babies, born between 28 and 31 weeks, could benefit from skin-to-skin cuddling with their mother before and during painful procedures such as a heel lance.</p>