Think about it for a second! Imagine yourself having lived in a warm and holding environment -like the womb. And d-day comes and you leave this comfortable and secure feeling -and place-; and you are taken to the (rather cold) outside world. The fusion with your warm environment is suddenly not there. I think we can all agree that this is a drastic change…
In such way experiences a baby the environment after birth. In order for him/her to feel “at home” the environment, first and foremost the mother’s physical and emotional attention is key. A mother by attuning to her baby’s needs and bonding with him/her sets the basis of a healthy development for her baby. Here comes the importance of the skin-to-skin contact, which has been repeatedly proven to be vital in neurodevelopment as well as sensory and motor development.