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Studies have shown that infants who have been the recipients of positive touch experience more benefits as they develop emotionally and socially. Experiments have been done with infants up to four months of age using both positive touch (stroking or cuddling) and negative touch (poking, pinching, or tickling). The infants who received the positive touch cried less often and also vocalized and smiled more than the infants who were touched negatively. One example of this includes skin-to-skin contact where studies ''have shown that infants who do not receive touch from their mothers will have a higher chance of releasing stress related hormones such as cortisol whereas if an infant does receive skin-to skin contact, hormones such as oxytocin will be produced which helps the infant feel more safe. The emotion and feelings of an infant are important and contribute to the way the mind with further develop. For instance, if an infant is stressed from being taken away from the mother, the infant will release those stress related hormones and the brain may begin to develop a survival mindset. On the other hand, if the baby feels safe and is with the mother, the baby feels much calmer and thus will help lead to better neurological development.'' Infants who were the recipients of negative touching have been linked with emotional and behavioral problems later in life. A lower amount of physical violence in adults has been discovered in cultures with greater levels of positive physical touching.

Experiments have been done with infants up to four months of age using both positive touch (stroking or cuddling) and negative touch (poking, pinching, or tickling). The infants who received the positive touch cried less often and vocalized and smiled more than the infants who were touched negatively. Infants who were the recipients of negative touch have also been linked with emotional and behavioral problems later in life. A lower amount of physical violence in adults has been discovered in cultures with greater levels of positive physical touching.

Ok, so I was thinking maybe the following information could be placed after the paragraph titled "Benefits of Touch", or somehow integrated into the already existing paragraph (if it follows the guidelines):

Additionally, skin-to-skin contact, also sometimes referred to as kangaroo care, has proven to have multiple benefits for infants. For instance, skin-to-skin contact can help with mother-infant bonding as it allows them to feel secure and release positive-feeling hormones such as oxytocin. Furthermore, skin-to-skin contact has also shown to have a positive effect on neurophysiological development in infants because the touch from a mother activates certain parts of the brain, such as the frontal cortex, which helps with the development of its structure.

I tried to be more general in this description of benefits for SSC than the last because I don't know if this still counts towards biomedical research guidelines. I'm also confused because the references I'm using are coming from journals...but are my sources not considered reliable here?