Prematurity Awareness Month: Kangaroo Mother Care was initiated in Bogota, Colombia after a dying premature baby was handed to her mother as a last resort. The mother placed the baby skin to skin on her chest to say her last goodbyes and the little one thrived and survived. Doctors observed the ‘accidental’ recovery and decided to embark on groundbreaking studies of premature infants in a critical condition when they were placed skin to skin on their mothers’ chests. The results were astounding and what began as a tentative experiment has become a worldwide success in terms of premature and neonatal infant care.
I am a kangaroo care loving mom!
I'm going to try this month to post different things in honor of Prematurity Awareness moth.
**This was taken from the face book page of-
It's a Preemie Thing
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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