Hi! Ten days ago I had the privilege of hosting Dr NIls Bergman and his wife Jill here in Madrid for a full-day conference about Nurturescience and skin-to-skin/separation zero. Also, I just now finished listening to Raylene Phillips (MD, MA, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC) in her presentation presentation "Building Strong Bonds: The Neurobiology of Parent-Infant Attachment in the NICU." I am in tears once more to see that such a LIFE SAVING, LIFE CHANGING absolutely evidence-based and absolutely HUMAN intervention is not done in every NICU in the world. I just don't understand it - and the years go by (first time I listened to Dr Bergman was 2008) and I understand it less. Thanks to Dr Bergman and other professionals´ hard work in the amazing iKMC and IPISTOSS studies, the WHO has just released guidelines to strongly recommend IMMEDIATE AND CONTINUOUS SKIN TO SKIN CONTACT: WHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low birth weight infant. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2022. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO I am so frustrated that this is not mainstream... I am wondering if there is something we can do as a healthcare community to make sure this gets out there, not only to every single HCP who works with little humans, but to every parent also, so they know this is their right, their baby´s right to physical, emotional and mental health and the best possible outcomes. Blazing in Madrid... SEPARATION ZERO!!!!!!! Kika https://skin2skincontact.com/ WHO Immediate KMC Study Group. Immediate KMC and Survival of Infants with Low Birth Weight. N Engl J Med 2021: 384:2028-2038 -- Dra Carmela Baeza Médico de familia, IBCLC nº L-17694 www.centroraices.com www.ibclc.es *Este mensaje va dirigido, de manera exclusiva, a su destinatario y puede contener información confidencial y sujeta al secreto profesional, cuya divulgación no está permitida por Ley. En caso de haber recibido este mensaje por error, le rogamos que de forma inmediata, nos lo comunique mediante correo electrónico remitido a nuestra atención y proceda a su eliminación, así como a la de cualquier documento adjunto al mismo. Asimismo, le comunicamos que la distribución, copia o utilización de este mensaje, o de cualquier documento adjunto al mismo, cualquiera que fuera su finalidad, están prohibidas por la ley. En aras del cumplimiento del Reglamento (UE) 2016/679 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 27 de abril de 2016, puede ejercer los derechos de acceso, rectificación, cancelación, limitación, oposición y portabilidad de manera gratuita mediante correo electrónico a:[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> o bien en la siguiente dirección: Paseo Reina Cristina, Nº5, 1ºd, C.P. 28014, Madrid (Madrid).* *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome