Public agencies, NGOs, UNICEF and WHO recommend
that breast feeding should begin in the first hour after giv-ing birth and advocate it as the only feeding method for
the first 6 months of life. The American Academy of Pedi-atrics (AAP) has recommends that “healthy infants should
be placed and remain in direct SSC with their mothers im-mediately after delivery until the first feeding is accom-plished”.
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Skin contact is a cheap and a very simple
method for making post-delivery care better, increasing the
duration of breastfeeding, and encouraging exclusive breast-feeding