Sentences with phrase «physical contact with skin»

Whether chemical or microbial, external toxins enter the body through food, water, air, or physical contact with skin.

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A 1991 study showed that skin - to - skin contact with her mother makes them more in tune to her breathing, heart beat and physical movements, helping them regulate their own physical responses in the same way.

Attachment Parenting works on the basis that babies need constant physical contact; preferably skin to skin with very young or premature babies.

Having physical, skin - to - skin contact with your newborn baby is a great way to foster bonding.

What's more, the physical closeness, skin - to - skin touching, and eye contact all help your baby bond with you and feel secure.

«By considering that stethoscopes are used repeatedly over the course of a day, come directly into contact with patients» skin, and may harbor several thousands of bacteria (including MRSA) collected during a previous physical examination, we consider them as potentially significant vectors of transmission,» commented lead investigator Didier Pittet, MD, MS, Director of the Infection Control Program and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals.

Several reasonable explanations arise given these results: (1) all players were exercising, and exercise produces predictable changes in skin habitat conditions that are likely to affect bacterial communities over time; (2) players were acquiring microbial transients from the built environment; and (3) players were coming into repeated physical contact with their teammates and those from opposing teams, often using the sampled area of their upper arms, and potentially sharing portions of their skin microbiomes.

Any physical contact with the cat's skin, especially near the surgical site may cause extra irritation or disturb your cat's stitches.

This might be constant itchiness, skin problems, and allergies to the air your dog breathes, the food he eats, and the environment he comes into physical contact with.

One review (Moore et al., 2007) investigated skin - to - skin contact between mother and infant immediately post-partum and found it to be associated with a range of improved outcomes, including mother — infant interaction, attachment behaviours, infant behaviour and infant physical symptomatology in full - term and pre-term infants.