The power of touch
Kangaroo care is a skin-to-skin experience between an infant and parent. This method is practised on newborns, usually premature babies. Kangaroo care is a way of holding the infant in a foetal position on the bare chest (between the breasts for mothers or directly on the bare chest for fathers) while the parent is resting in a comfy chair. Here are some frequently asked questions on this powerful parenting tool...
WHO IS IT RECOMMENDED FOR?
“It is regularly recommended for preterm and low birth weight babies of less than two kgs and breathing independently. But it can be practised
