Benefits of skin-to-skin contact during the neonatal period: Governed by epigenetic mechanisms?

The perinatal period experiences are important for later life physiology. Prematurely born babies have been shown to benefit from close contact with their mothers, and evidence suggests that epigenetic mechanisms are involved in these early imprints. This mini review is summarizing current praxis an...

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Published inGenes & diseases Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 24 - 26
Main Author Almgren, Malin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published China Elsevier B.V 01.03.2018
Chongqing Medical University
KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
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Epigenetics
Kangaroo mother care
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Neurodevelopment
Premature
Skin-to-skin contact
Premature
Epigenetics
Neurodevelopment
Skin-to-skin contact
Kangaroo mother care
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Summary:The perinatal period experiences are important for later life physiology. Prematurely born babies have been shown to benefit from close contact with their mothers, and evidence suggests that epigenetic mechanisms are involved in these early imprints. This mini review is summarizing current praxis and discusses the need for more and larger studies.
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ISSN:2352-3042
2352-4820
2352-3042
DOI:10.1016/j.gendis.2018.01.004