PEDIATRICS Vol. 83 No. 5 May 1989, pp. A42
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HOW TO PROLONG LACTATION IN MOTHERS OF VLBW INFANTS

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We have carried out a randomised trial [of skin to skin contact with their mothers] among babies of less than 1500 gm . . . Mothers using skin to skin contact lactated for four weeks longer on average than the control group . . . [This maneuver] can enjoyably be offered to very low birthweight infants especially in developing countries where mother's lactation is vital.