Skin-to-skin Contact Boosts Premature Babies’ Social Skills: Study

Physical contact with premature babies in the first hours after birth can help infants to develop better social skills, according to a new study. PHOTO BY CHRISTIAN BOWEN/UNSPLASH 

Physical contact with premature babies in the first hours after birth can help infants to develop better social skills, according to a new study.

In current practice, very premature babies are usually placed in an incubator to keep them warm and to stabilize them during the first hours after birth.