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 Nairobi, medical staff are using a low-cost, natural intervention with encouraging success - Kangaroo Care.

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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 ... Read more »

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