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The Power of Touch for Mothers of Premature Babies: A Personal Account

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Through my work as a mental health clinician, I have grown to appreciate the idea that just like our physical health, mental health is a spectrum. As we all vary in our levels of physical wellness, we vary in our levels of mental wellness as well. Over the past few years there has been more of a focus on mothers’ mental health through discussions about post-partum depression and other formal diagnoses. However, there’s more to maternal mental health than these various labels. I learned this on a very personal level.

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You Cannot Live Without Touch

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Michelangelo is quoted as saying “to touch is to give life”.

And he couldn’t be more right! Out of our 5 senses, our ability to sense touch (also called “haptic” sense) is the first one to develop as we’re a growing foetus. Biologically this speaks to its primary importance of touch in life, over and above the other senses.

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