The current scientific evidence and new knowledge show us that in the new-born healthy and vigorous term, excessive interventionism should be avoided, without, therefore, guarantee the quality of care and safety in the new-born and his mother. Precocious skin to skin contact is a practice with many benefits for the new-born and his mother, but not free of risk, so it must be carried out by professionals who are knowledgeable about the risk factors and highly qualified in their attendance in case of occurrence of unexpected situations.