|Babies born as early as 28 weeks have been shown to benefit from skin to skin contact with their parents, new Canadian research has shown.
The stress and pain from medical procedures many premature babies experience was found to be lessened if the baby was being cuddled.
Researchers at the McGill University looked at very premature babies born between 28 and 31 weeks when the "heel prick" blood test, which produces a sample which can be used to check blood sugar levels, was administered.
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