Stable newborns ( term and late preterm : Mean gestational age 37.7 ( 1.35 ) weeks , range 34-40 weeks ) having birth weight 1800g or more ( Mean weight 2605.6 ( 419.8 ) grams ) were enrolled after approval from Institutional Human Research Ethics Committee ( CTRI/2013/06 / 003790 ) and randomized into early SSC ( intervention group ) and conventional care ( control group ) .