Two quantitative studies and one
qualitative study were critiqued in order
to investigate the use of positive touch.
The study by Weiss et al intended to
explore through a descriptive correlational
design, the extent to which maternal touch
may be associated with a low birthweight
infant’s sense of attachment. Miles et al
aimed to investigate, through the use of a
prospective controlled trial, the directional
hypothesis that mother-infant skin-to-skin
contact improves preterm infant