[1] This paper presents how one therapy, Kangaroo Care, or skin-to-skin, chest-to-chest placement of the newborn with a parent, ideally the mother, satisfies the six elements.

Knowing how much kangaroo care had helped her own child, Rawat couldn’t bear the thought of those babies missing out. Determined to find a solution, Rawat had an epiphany: “If we can’t bring baby to ...

Skin-to-skin contact is when a baby is dried and placed on the mother's bare chest after birth, covered in a warm blanket. In ...

She went on to help popularize what's now called "kangaroo care," which is skin-to-skin contact between a parent and newborn, particularly those who are premature or sick. Ludington said research ...

Nothing is more important for a NICU baby than skin-to-skin time, also known rather cutely as kangaroo care. This is when you ...

While often seen with premature infants who are skin to skin in kangaroo care, this phenomenon is equally important for the newborn infant who has just exited the warmth of mother's womb into the ...

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The government has established Kangaroo Mother Care Units (KMC) at 245 hospitals as part of the country’s strategy to reduce ...

respiratory support and frequent monitoring of the baby's vital signs including oxygen saturation, temperature, respiratory rate and pulse rate. Kangaroo mother care is recommended by the World ...