Kangaroo care method: close to the parents of premature infants chest

Colombia scientists in the latest issue of the United Kingdom Journal of Medicine published an article called, some developing countries has been taking care of premature infants \"Kangaroo care method\" worthy of promotion in the world.

Approximately 20 million premature birth in the world, hospitals in developed countries at the time of taking care of these babies cannot itself regulate body temperature, how are they placed in the infant incubator. However, 1978 Colombia newborn surge of doctors in the country and therefore invented a new method of insulation for preterm infants, that mimics the way of the Kangaroo mother care. In the implementation of this \"Kangaroo care method\" Shi, neonatal preterm infants 24 hours throughout the day with a mother or father \"intimate\". Wearing only a \"urine is not wet\", close to the parents of infants wearing a little hat bare chest and fixed with special harnesses or old clothes to the children.

Colombia haweiliyana University researchers pointed out that in the article, in General, ended after other medical treatment in preterm infants, parents can start this \"skin on skin\" parenting methods. Typically, the accepted birth in preterm infants after 9 months of this approach will be able to regulate body temperature. Research shows that the \"Kangaroo care method\" as safe and effective as the infant incubator. This method can also increase the proportion of breast feeding in preterm infants, reduce the chance of infection and strengthen family ties between parents and children. At present, this approach has been promoting in 25 developing countries. Researchers urged developed countries to implement this in the article natural method of effective parenting.

United Kingdom comments neonatal experts nier·maluo, University of Nottingham said, \"Kangaroo care method\" to consolidate family ties between parents and children, and can improve the effect of breastfeeding and shorten hospital stay. In an interview with New Scientist magazine, he said, \"this approach can eliminate the fear of preterm infants to mother, you can make the mother-child develop a healthy relationship.\"