Skin-to-skin 'kangaroo care' shows important benefits for premature babies

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/mu-sc050620.php

News Release 7-May-2020
Monash University


A world-first study led by Monash University 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 recognised as a beneficial component of holistic care provided for pre-term infants.

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