Hey Beth!

If you e-mail me privately I can send you citations or even the complete articles I used in a very extensive presentation I put together about the importance of skin-to-skin for full-term babies. 

Holly McSpadden, IBCLC

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> On Jun 13, 2014, at 3:53 PM, "Beth Sargent" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I have searched the archives and come up with nothing about this subject, so I am posting this to the best group of breastfeeding experts I know. A colleague of mine has been challenged by a powerful pediatrician at her institution re: any benefits related to skin-to-skin for a healthy full term baby after the first 2 hours of life. 
> I have found reams of research published on preemies, SGA and fragile babies, but I have not been successful in locating any studies that have focused on healthy full term babies after "the Golden Hour". I would appreciate any suggestions you may have. 
> 
> Thank you all in advance,
> Beth Sargent, IBCLC, RLC
> Needham, MA, USA
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