Understanding kangaroo care and its benefits to preterm infants
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Understanding kangaroo care and its benefits to preterm infants
The holding of an infant with ventral skin-to-skin contact typically in an upright position with the swaddled infant on the chest of the parent, is commonly referred to as kangaroo care (KC), due to its simulation of marsupial care. It is recommended that KC, as a feasible, natural, and cost-effective intervention, should be standard of care in the delivery of quality health care for all infant...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1179-9927
DOI: 10.2147/phmt.s51869