Kangaroo Care Boosts Preterm Infants' Odds
Hospitals across the continent are adopting Kangaroo Mother Care to help curb high mortality rates for preterm infants. The technique emphasizes skin-to-skin contact between mothers and their babies and offers an affordable and effective alternative to incubator care, according to a March of Dimes report.
VIDEO: Kangaroo Care in Kenya
In Kenya, as across Africa, the death rate of newborn babies is tragically high. But at Kenyatta General Hospital, here in the capital city of ... see more »
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Kangaroo Care Nurtures Infant Survival, January 2013
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Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) introduced Kangaroo Mother Care in 2000 to combat surging newborn mortality rates, particularly those for preterm babies. The risk of infant death due to preterm birth ... see more »
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The Kangaroo Care technique calls for nestling a newborn against his or her mother's abdomen and then wrapping the pair up together with traditional clothing or a special blanket, the key being skin-to-skin contact.
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