Studies investigating the association between KMC
time per day and salutogenic outcome measures
(e.g., breastfeeding being mutually pleasurable or
¢nding motherhood easy to adjust to) would be
particularly valuable (Flacking et al., 2006; Flacking
et al., 2007). Such studies would provide
additional insight on the e¡ects of KMC on the emotional
aspects of breastfeeding, as well as on the
transition to motherhood