"One of the most intriguing of these early studies compared a test group of babies who were allowed skin-to-skin contact just after birth to a group of babies who didn't have such contact. The researchers noticed that in the skin-to-skin group if the babies were given enough uninterrupted time with their mothers and were left quietly on the mothers abdomen, gradually they crawled up and began to nurse. Fifteen out of sixteen babies were able to attach themselves in this way without any help. This was a revolutionary finding for wealthy countries, where it had become an article of faith among the medical profession that newborn humans did not have the skills exhibited by every other type of newborn mammal on the planet"
Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding
Go human babies!
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