Kangaroo care is now a global recommendation. On Nov. 15, the World Health Organization advised "immediate skin to skin care for survival of small and preterm babies." That's what kangaroo care is: ...

Kangaroo care received a ringing endorsement in a study published in the British Medical Journal this week. It's the latest affirmation of skin-to-skin care for small and preterm babies to reduce the ...

Skin-to-skin contact with your newborn — often called kangaroo mother care — has proven to be lifesaving for preterm or low-weight babies, according to a new study published in BMJ Global Health ...

More than one in 10 infants worldwide are born preterm, many with complications: Nearly 1 million die each year. This is the single largest cause of death in children around the world before their ...

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Can the warmth of a parent's chest be a boon to babies, especially premature births? In the 1970s, Colombian researchers found it did. The... Kangaroo care is now a global recommendation. On Nov. 15, ...