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Improving the Well-being of Mothers and Infants in Southeast Asia: Strengthening Skin-to-Skin Contact, Early and Exclusive Breastfeeding and Maternal-Infant Bonding

Establishing skin-to-skin contact and early and exclusive breastfeeding helps to reduce the risk of neo-natal death. In addition to the health benefits of skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding, these practices improve the child’s psychological development and intelligence as well and help establish a lasting bond between mothers and their infants. Brigham Young University, together with partners in Viet Nam (Save the Children Federation/US, the Ministry of Health, UNICEF and the World Health Organization) and Cambodia (the Reproductive and Child Health Alliance) are carrying out research and training designed to improve skin-to-skin contact, early and exclusive breastfeeding and improved maternal-infant bonding and care giving in the first few months of life.