A mother-friendly hospital, birth center, or home birth service encourages all mothers and families, including those with sick or premature newborns or infants with congenital problems, to touch, hold, breastfeed, and care for their babies to the extent compatible with their conditions.

Author(s):  
Rhonda Lanning
Birth ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingegerd Hildingsson ◽  
Ulla Waldenström ◽  
Ingela Rådestad

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