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Swedish National Recommendations for Continuous Skin-to-Skin Contact and Care for Mothers and Newborns

  • By

  • S. Klemming

  • Vesta Seyed Alikhani

  • K. Breding

  • P. Bäcke

  • S. Elvermark

  • A. Gustafsson

  • Å. Hermansson

  • E. Jonsson

  • N. Kjellqvist

  • M. Mattisson

  • M. Nelander

  • M-C. Nilsson

  • A. Nyholm

  • S. Lilliesköld

  • Y. Thernström Blomqvist

  • E. Wilson

  • S. Arwehed

  • September 10, 2026

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    Immediate, continuous skin-to-skin contact benefits both mothers and newborns, enhancing health outcomes and bonding.

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    The Swedish guideline recommends uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact for all newborns for at least the first 2 hours after birth.

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    Mother-newborn couplet care is advised, allowing mothers and infants to remain together regardless of medical needs.

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    Successful implementation of these guidelines requires multidisciplinary collaboration and appropriate facility adaptations.

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    The guideline aims to improve maternal and infant health through evidence-based practices in Swedish hospitals.

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The Swedish national guideline on immediate and uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact and mother-newborn couplet care

  • by S. Klemming, Vesta Seyed Alikhani, K. Breding, P. Bäcke, S. Elvermark, A. Gustafsson, Å. Hermansson, E. Jonsson, N. Kjellqvist, M. Mattisson, M. Nelander, M-C. Nilsson, A. Nyholm, S. Lilliesköld, Y. Thernström Blomqvist, E. Wilson, S. Arwehed

  • September 10, 2026

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