Kangaroo care.
Kangaroo Care--skin-to-skin contact between parent and baby--is becoming a popular adjunct to the routine, technology-driven care provided to premature babies in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across the country. Research suggests that Kangaroo Care is safe and that it is therapeutic for the infant and parent alike. The purpose of this article is to review the Kangaroo Care Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital and to illustrate how it meets the needs of parents of premature infants.
Wallace
J
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DeKalb Medical Center, Decatur, GA.
Ridpath-Parker
J
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D001900:Boston; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care / Q000523:psychology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000523:psychology; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D012867:Skin; D014110:Touch