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Healthy Birth Practice # 6

Healthy Birth Practice # 6

Keep Mother and Baby Together: It's Best for Mother, Baby and Breastfeeding.

Throughout most of human history, mothers and babies have stayed together from the moment of birth. When a newborn is placed skin- to – skin not only is this the first time a mother and her newborn can meet and bond, but it’s helps the natural progression of breastfeeding and hormonal release.