Skin-to-skin 'kangaroo care' shows important benefits for premature babies
Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
A world-first study has demonstrated significant benefits to a premature baby's heart and brain function when held by the parent in skin-to-skin contact. Parent-infant skin-to-skin care (SSC) or kangaroo care, started in the late 1970s in Columbia when incubators to keep babies warm were not available. It is now widely recognized as a beneficial component of holistic care provided for pre-term infants.