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11 Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 21BT or not BT Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 22BT or not BT? (...) Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 24BT or not BT? (...) Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 26 14 Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 27 Thanks for your attention

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  Lumpy Skin Disease Contingency Plan Template & Emergency Vaccination Plan

Lumpy Skin Disease Contingency Plan Template & Emergency Vaccination Plan FAO.org english Русский Региональное представительство ФАО в Европе и Центральной Азии О нас Региональные инициативы Обмен знаниями Новости Мероприятия Ресурсы Программы и проекты Партнеры Lumpy Skin Disease Contingency Plan Template & Emergency Vaccination Plan (This template has been developed by FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia) Introduction FAO has developed two complementary documents/guides to aid veterinary services in their preparedness against lumpy skin disease (LSD), namely: A Lumpy Skin Disease Contingency Plan to guide veterinary services in the development of their own national LSD contingency plans Appendix I - A list of template questions for risk assessment for Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD)  Appendix II - Guide to Develop a Lumpy Skin Disease emergency vaccination plan to help central level veterinary services to develop an emergency vaccination plan for an outbreak (or anticipated outbreak) of LSD. (...) Appendix IV - Prevention measures against Lumpy Skin Disease An LSD contingency plan is as a key instrument for preparedness and control of a disease emergency. (...) The contingency plan should be revised and improved whenever necessary and at least once every five years. Documents Lumpy skin disease contingency plan template Guide to Develop a Lumpy Skin Disease emergency vaccination plan Links Lumpy Skin Disease prevention and control: a new challenge for European countries Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) field manual Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease (LSD) prevention and control strategies     Связь с нами Положения и условия Конфиденциальность и защита персональных данных Опасайтесь мошенников Сообщить о нарушении Трудоустройство Закупки Руководящие органы Канцелярия Генерального инспектора Управление по оценке Управление по правовым вопросам Управление по этике Департаменты и отделения ФАО Региональное представительство в Африке Региональное представительство в Азии и Тихом океане Региональное представительство в Европе и Центральной Азии Региональное представительство в Латинской Америке и Карибском бассейне Региональное представительство на Ближнем Востоке и в Северной Африке Страновые отделения X Следите за нашими новостями:                              Загрузить наше приложение © FAO, 2022

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PowerPoint Presentation 1 Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 1 Legal basis for LSD within and outside EU Session 1: Contingency planning, risk management and communication Tsviatko Alexandrov DVM, PhD, FAO International consultant Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 2  Notification  Control measures  Trade Legal basis as regard: Different approach between EU member state and third countries…. (...) Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 8LSD measures (Dir. 92/119/EEC) Art 19 - Vaccination Vaccination against the diseases listed in Annex I may not be carried out except as a supplement to control measures taken when the disease in question broke out, in accordance with the following provisions: ……… • the decision to introduce vaccination as a supplement to control measures shall be taken by the Commission, in cooperation with the Member State concerned 5 Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 9 Article 20 1. (...) LSD measures (Dir. 92/119/EEC) Art 20 – Contingency plan Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 10  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1423 of 21 August 2015 concerning certain interim protective measures against lumpy skin disease in Greece  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1500 of 7 September 2015 concerning certain protective measures against lumpy skin disease in Greece and repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1423  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2055 of 10 November 2015 laying down the conditions for setting out the programme for emergency vaccination of bovine animals against lumpy skin disease in Greece and amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1500  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/645 of 22 April 2016 concerning certain protective measures against lumpy skin disease in Bulgaria  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1183 of 14 July 2016 approving the emergency vaccination programme against lumpy skin disease of bovine animals in Bulgaria and amending the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/645 Commission Implementing Decisions (EU)… 6 Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 11  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) (2016)/2008, of 15 November 2016 concerning animal health control measures relating to lumpy skin disease in certain Member States (notified under document C(2016) 7023)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/2009 of 15 November 2016 approving the vaccination programmes against lumpy skin disease submitted by the Member States (notified under document C(2016) 7219) Commission Implementing Decisions (EU)… Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 12LSD zoning since 15 Nov (Dec. 2016/2008) 7 Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 13 • Human health; • Animal health or animal welfare; or • Agricultural or aquaculture production or related sectors of the economy.

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  Emergency Prevention System for Animal Health (EMPRES-AH)

Emergency Prevention System for Animal Health (EMPRES-AH) Programmes Emergency Prevention System for Animal Health (EMPRES-AH) Emergencies HPAI West Africa LSD Middle East and Europe EMPRES EMERGENCIES Lumpy Skin disease in Middle East and Europe Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) is a viral disease affecting cattle and Asian water buffaloes. (...) The disease not only causes substantial economic losses in terms of dairy, meat and skin production, but also can lead to restrictions or banning of international trade in live animals and animal products. (...)   © Eyal Klement View photo gallery Field manual Lumpy Skin Disease - A field manual for veterinarians Related documents Report of FAO Ad Hoc Group Meeting on Lumpy Skin Disease Emergence of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in Europe EMPRES Watch Vol.33-Sept. 2015 Emergence of lumpy skin disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin countries EMPRES Watch Vol.29-Nov. 2013 Lumpy Skin Disease OIE Terrestrial Manual 2016 - Chapter 2.4.13 Scientific Opinion on lumpy skin disease EFSA Journal 2015;13(1):3986 Terrestrial Animal Health Code - Lumpy Skin Disease Chapter 11.11 Related links Standing Group of Experts on Lumpy Skin Disease in South-East Europe EMPRES Global Animal Disease Information System (EMPRES-i) World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) European Commission for the control of Foot-and-Mouth disease (EuFMD) Standing Group of Experts on Lumpy Skin Disease in South-East Europe under the GF-TADs umbrella Current Transboundary Animal Disease challenges in the Thrace and Balkan region - expert advice on laboratory diagnosis and biosecurity Webinar - May 2016 Related news FAO meeting in Tirana as the next step against the cattle disease Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease (LSD) prevention and control strategies FAO workshop prepares countries in Europe for exotic cattle disease Workshop on “Vector studies to improve targeting of surveillance and control measures for Lumpy Skin Disease and other Transboundary Diseases Lumpy Skin Disease – Vaccination Webinar Lumpy Skin Disease prevention and control: a new challenge for European countries Lumpy skin disease: vaccination is most effective control method ( 09 August 2016 - EFSA ) Experts discuss how to stop livestock skin disease ( 25 July 2016 ) Cattle disease puts region's veterinary experts on alert ( 27 November 2015 ) Lumpy Skin Disease prevention and control: a new challenge for European countries ( 11 November 2015 ) Lumpy Skin Disease - Vaccination Webinar ( 7 April 2015 ) Contact Eran Raizman EMPRES Head [email protected]   Comments: EMPRES-Animal Health webmaster © FAO,   

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  Proposal: Teledermatological Screening Solution via Mobile Devices

According to Skin Cancer Foundation Statistics, one in every five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. (...) Mobile teledermatology for skin cancer screening: A diagnostic accuracy study. (...) According to Skin Cancer Foundation Statistics, one in every five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.

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PowerPoint Presentation 1 Republic of Macedonia Food and Veterinary Agency Dimitar Terzievski, DVM Oliver Ivanovski, DVM Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 2 Cattle Population Type of farming Dairy Beef Total Cattle population 228 812 / 228 812 Small holdings / / / Farms 26226 / 26226 • Cattle density map if available • Seasonal cattle migration: No • Nomadic farming practices: No • Domestic buffalo: Yes-55 animals Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 Year Type of animal No. of holdings from 0-5 animals No. of holdings from 6-10 animals No. of holdings from 11-20 animals No. of holdings from 21-50 animals No. of holdings from 51- 100 animals No. of holdings from 101- 200 animals No. of holdings from 201- 500 animals Holdings with more than 500 animals Holdings Total Animals total 2013 Bovine 19665 5287 2718 1470 334 52 8 5 29539 213121 2014 Bovine 19263 5080 2618 1550 348 62 9 5 28935 213578 2015 Bovine 19043 5169 2737 1677 413 84 10 4 29137 226583 Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 3 LSD situation • Number of outbreaks Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017  Culling and safe disposal of the animals in affected holdings is until 04.11.2016 - Culling and safe disposal od the animals with clinical signs from 04.11.2016 Primary outbreak /21 April 2016/ Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 4 LSD situation on 23 May 2016 Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 LSD situation on 14 June 2016 Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 5 LSD situation on 30 June 2016 Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 LSD situation on 31 October 2016 Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 6 LSD Diagnostic capacity Assay Available Not available Testing possible at any time (24/7) Max capacity of sample testing/day PCR Gel based Yes / Yes 50 PCR Real-time Yes / Yes 50 Virus isolation Yes / Yes 50-70 Serology N/A / / / Other / / / / Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 LSD Vaccination campaigns Product name Manufacturer Dosage Present stock Adverse reactions detected Lumpy skin disease vaccine for cattle OPB 50000 0 Lumpyvax MSD 250000 67500 Other vaccine (name) Start (Date) Finished (Date) Vaccination strategy (whole country, ring vacc., buffer zone) Vaccination coverage in vaccinated areas (%) LSD Outbreaks 21.04.2016 Vaccination campaign (2016) 24.05.2016 31.07.2016 Whole country 96,73 % Vaccination campaign (2017) March 2017 Whole country 1.new-borns 2.Vaccination will begin from eastern part of the country • Started tender for vaccine for vaccination campaigns in 2017? Yes Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 7 Vaccination – phase 1 • 24.05.2016 – beginning of the initial vaccination with the LSD vaccine of the animals in the restricted zones • 50 000 vaccines were donated from EU - live attenuated virus vaccine against LSD (Neethling strain), ‘Lumpy Skin Disease Vaccine For Cattle’, Onderstepoort Biological Products, South Africa. • Vaccination in accordance with the vaccination plan containing all provisions as laid down in Decision 2015/2055 • Educational meeting with private veterinary practices Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 Vaccination – phase 2 • 27.06.2016 beginning of the second phase of the vaccination of the animals against LSD in the rest of the country • 250.000 vaccines has been purchased, Alternatively: live attenuated virus vaccine against LSD (SIS type), ‘Lumpyvax’, MSD Animal Health, Intervet, South Africa • Vaccination in accordance with the vaccination plan containing all provisions as laid down in the Decision 2015/2055 • Vaccination campaign was completed on 31.07.2016 Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 8 LSD vaccination report Vaccination has been shown to be very effective tool for control and prevention of disease No. of vaccinated animals No. of vaccinated herds % of vaccinated animals 212 153 24.053 96.73% Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 Outbreak response Measure Applied Not applied Contingency plan available No Cattle movement control Yes Cleaning and disinfection Yes Stamping-out policy Total (all animals) Yes Partial (only those with clinical signs) Yes Partial (only severe cases) Disposal of carcasses At site Yes Outside Yes Into a plant N/A Burning No Burial Yes Rendering N/A Vector control Animals Yes Facilities Yes Environment Yes Clinical surveillance Active (# of samples) No Passive (# of samples) Y (over 2000) Serosurveillance # of samples N/A Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 9 Challenges • Reimbursement of the farmers • Awareness campaign • Vaccination of the new born • Trade/transit with live animals, products • Vaccination in the neighboring countries • Regional approach • Purchase of vaccines and vaccination campaign for 2017 Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 Thank You for Your attention dterzievski@fva.gov.mk oivanovski@fva.gov.mk Regional workshop on lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 mailto:dterzievski@fva.gov.mk mailto:oivanovski@fva.gov.mk

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  Proposal to set up a project on AI skin diseases detection

It presents an initial feasibility analysis of establishing an AI skin diseases detection system. Working experiences in general medical big data platform and image library of skin diseases for AI was introduced. (...) Xiangya group could contribute in the following standardization work: · skin disease big data platform (terms for medical records, data processes, etc.) · skin disease clinical paths and management in new smart care contexts · skin disease basic dataset construction including biobank and image bank for common and critical skin diseases · skin disease smart care requirement classification and corresponding criteria · skin disease smart care results clinical evaluation criteria and benchmark · skin disease smart care real world solution and quality assessment framework. (...) There are about 21%-87% population in the world has skin problems in different area and skin diseases have become a major public health and social problem in our country.

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PowerPoint Presentation 1 Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 1 Bluetongue in the region Tsviatko Alexandrov DVM, PhD, FAO International consultant Simona Tchakarova Head of BG NRL for BT Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 2 BTV serotype 9 circulated in 1999 (Southeast Bulgaria) and 2001 (West Bulgaria) 2 Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 3Season 2006 - 2007 Season 2006 - 2007 2479 Source: EC, Update on bluetongue and future EU policy, Meeting of the Standing Committee on Animal Health and Welfare; Brussels, 9 Sep 2009 2006: Nabs to BTV 8 were identified in 4 sentinel cattle in Southeast Bulgaria Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 4Season 2007 - 2008 63182 Source: EC, Update on bluetongue and future EU policy, Meeting of the Standing Committee on Animal Health and Welfare; Brussels, 9 Sep 2009 3 Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 5Season 2008 - 2009 39373 Source: EC, Update on bluetongue and future EU policy, Meeting of the Standing Committee on Animal Health and Welfare; Brussels, 9 Sep 2009 Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 6 219 Season till 8 Sept 2009 Source: EC, Update on bluetongue and future EU policy, Meeting of the Standing Committee on Animal Health and Welfare; Brussels, 9 Sep 2009 4 Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 7  Serotype 2: (southern) Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily  Serotype 4: Portugal, (southern) Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily  Serotype 9: (southern-) Italy  Serotype 16: Greece (Chios, Lesbos), Cyprus Serotype 8 Serotype 1 Other relevant serotypes: Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 8 5 Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 9 Italy – BTV 1, 2, 4, 8, 9; Switzerland - BTV 8; Greece – BTV 2, 16; Cyprus – BTV 16; France – BTV 1; Spain – BTV - 1, 4; Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 10 Italy – BTV 1, 2; Greece – BTV 4, 16; Cyprus – BTV 4; Spain – BTV - 1, 4; Portugal - BTV 1; 6 Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 11 Italy – BTV 1, 2, 9; Greece – BTV 4, 16; Spain – BTV - 1, 4; Portugal - BTV 1; Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 12 Italy – BTV 1; Spain – BTV - 1, 4; Portugal - BTV 4; 7 Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 13BT epidemics 2014 - Aug 2015 (Movie) Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 14BT epidemiological situation in 2014 –2015 country serotype Outbreaks, n Italy 1, 2, 4 1621 Greece 4 3144 Cyprus 16 1 Hungary 4 86 Bulgaria 4 2322 Romania 4 1887 Croatia 1, 4 89 France 8 18 Macedonia 4 1898 Montenegro 4 / Serbia 4 649 Albania 4 2463 8 Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 15 Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 16 Missions of the Community Veterinary Emergency Team to ROMANIA (RO) – BULGARIA (BG) SLOVENIA (SI) – CROATIA (HR) SERBIA (RS) – ALBANIA (AL) – FYRO Macedonia – Montenegro (MN) Assessment of Bluetongue situation RO-BG: 6-10 October 2014 [CVET: P. (...) Pina Fonseca] 9 Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 17 country Number of BTV 4 outbreaks Albania 2463 Bulgaria 2322 Croatia 89 R Macedonia 1898 Montenegro ? (...) Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 24BT situation in 2017 Italy – BTV 1,4; France; BTV – 8; Portugal – BTV 4, Spain – BTV 1; Croatia – BTV 4. 13 Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 25 Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 26 14 Lumpy skin disease and bluetongue training of trainers in FYR of Macedonia Skopje, 13-14 September 2017 27How BTV did spread out through Europe?

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PowerPoint Presentation 1 Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 1 Communication & coordination between agencies involved Session 1: Contingency planning, risk management and communication Tsviatko Alexandrov DVM, PhD, FAO International consultant Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 2 Conclusions from the Conference on Lumpy Skin Disease Sofia, Bulgaria, September 8-9, 2016 In the context of the current critical situation in relation to the spread of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) the delegations of Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, FYROM, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey and Ukraine agreed on the following: 2 Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 3 1. (...) Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 6  Ministries (Agriculture, Financial, Internal affairs etc.),  Agencies  Regional and municipal epidemiological Commissions  NDCC and LDCC  Farmers associations Networking during Pre-epidemic, Epidemic and Post-epidemic period 4 Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 7 Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 8 Coordination with police and border police 5 Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 9 The fire brigade Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 10Discussions with farmers 6 Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 11 Hunters? (...) 10 Lumpy skin disease prevention, control, and awareness workshop Budapest, Hungary, 7-9 March 2017 19The way forward  International Cooperation  Regional coordination  Adoption of sustainable policies Thank you!

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  Action needed to increase patient safety and improve maternal and newborn care

For Candice Alcayde, from the Philippines , who gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic, skin-to-skin contact was very important.  After Candice Alcayde’s baby was delivered with a Caesarean section, he was immediately dried thoroughly per EENC clinical protocol, then put in skin-to-skin contact with Candice. (...) Borrero “After undergoing a stressful caesarean section, the skin-to-skin contact helped me and my baby relax and calm down. (...) “I was able to experience 90 minutes of skin-to-skin contact with my baby. Having a doctor who supported skin-to-skin contact, especially at this time, made all the difference.”

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