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 *********************************************** 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