Using simple acts of care to heal trauma of premature birth
Clip: 5/30/2017 | 8m 12s
After a premature birth, does emotional connection have healing power?
Can the most basic nurturing techniques help heal the traumas of premature birth? Leaving the womb too early puts babies at a higher risk for emotional, behavioral and developmental changes later in life. William Brangham reports on one research effort in New York aimed at minimizing those impacts by strengthening the emotional connection between mother and child.
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Using simple acts of care to heal trauma of premature birth
Clip: 5/30/2017 | 8m 12s
Can the most basic nurturing techniques help heal the traumas of premature birth? Leaving the womb too early puts babies at a higher risk for emotional, behavioral and developmental changes later in life. William Brangham reports on one research effort in New York aimed at minimizing those impacts by strengthening the emotional connection between mother and child.
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