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Maternal bond!! Heart touching photo of a newborn reaching to his mom moments after he was delivered via a cesarean section. Both physical and emotional factors influence the mother-child bonding process, which usually begins to develop during pregnancy. A proof is shown right before our eyes! ♥️ Moreover, there is good evidence that term newborns who are placed skin to skin with their mothers immediately after birth make the transition from fetal to newborn life with greater respiratory, temperature, and glucose stability and significantly less crying indicating decreased stress. Mothers who hold their newborns skin to skin after birth have increased maternal behaviors, show more confidence in caring for their babies and breastfeed for longer durations. Being skin to skin with mother protects the newborn from the negative effects of separation, supports optimal brain development and facilitates attachment, which promotes the infant's self-regulation over time.