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

Publication date: March 2018Source: Genes & Diseases, Volume 5, Issue 1Author(s): Malin AlmgrenAbstractThe 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.

Source: Genes and Diseases - July 10, 2018 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research