Observational study found that skin‐to‐skin contact was not common after vaginal birth in Saudi Arabia

: Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) involves placing the prone newborn infant on the mother's bare chest or abdomen for at least 60 minutes after birth, regardless of the delivery method (1). The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that SCC occurs in at least 80% of births, unless there are medically justifiable reasons for delayed contact (1), but the global prevalence varies considerably (2). Research from the Middle East is scarce, particularly in Saudi Arabia.