Skin-to-Skin Contact for Newborns

  • Category:

    Pain Treatment - Non-pharmacologic.

  • Age Range:

    Age 0-12m (Infant).

  • Tags:

    Comfort, Neonate, NICU, Procedures.

  • Type of Document:

    Education for Professionals.

  • Type of Pain:

    Acute, Chronic, Critical care, Disease related pain, General, Palliative, Post-operative, Procedural.

  • Author:

    IWK Health Centre

The purpose of this policy is to promote and support mothers and gestational parents and infant
togetherness through the evidence-based practice of Skin-to-Skin Contact (SSC).