In this video, Marina Cullen, Specialist Midwife in Lactation in the Rotunda Hospital, explains why skin to skin contact with your baby is so important in the days, weeks and months after your baby is born. With the help of Chiara and baby Emilia, she demonstrates the Safe Skin to Skin Checklist, which will help you perform Skin to Skin safely and comfortably both in the hospital and at home, helping you build that loving, close relationship with your baby. This video was developed in conjunction with both the National Women and Infants Health Programme and the Rotunda Hospital Dublin.