Using kangaroo care in a clinical setting with fullterm infants having breastfeeding difficulties.
Usually Kangaroo Care (KC) or skin-to-skin holding care is done with preterm infants. This article, however, documents clinical experiences with three mothers and their fullterm infants who were having latching/breastfeeding difficulties. In each case the nurse placed the fullterm infant in KC for approximately 1 hour prior to and continuing into the next breastfeeding session. Although no recommendations can be made based on case studies, these clinical experiences suggest that KC is a worthwhile intervention to try when a mother and her fullterm infant are struggling to achieve successful breastfeeding.
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4904, USA. ksf@po.cwru.edu
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D001831:Body Temperature; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009769:Object Attachment; D014110:Touch