By Miriam Stoppard When my children were small I was always astonished at how merely holding them seemed to be the cure for all their ills. And I’m sure that goes for all parents. It’s the power of parental touch and every parent, dads and mums, should be aware of it. It’s so potent it’s the subject of some reassuring and inspiring research from Bliss, the charity for babies born premature or sick, in collaboration with Oxford University. While we know comforting a baby during painful procedures calms and soothes them, this new study underlines how the act of comforting affects parents. Turns …