82) Explanation • Kangaroo care is a technique practiced on | Paediatrics videos & books

82) Explanation


• Kangaroo care is a technique practiced on newborn, usually preterm, infants wherein the infant is held, skin to-skin, with an adult.
• The kangaroo position provides ready access to nourishment.
• The parent’s stable body temperature helps to regulate the neonate’s temperature more smoothly than an incubator, and allows for readily accessible breastfeeding.
• Babies who are eligible for kangaroo care include pre term infants, weighing less than 1,500 grams, and breathing independently.
• Cardiopulmonary monitoring, oximetry, supplemental oxygen or nasal (continuous positive airway pressure) ventilation, intravenous infusion, and monitor leads do not prevent kangaroo care.
• Babies who are in kangaroo care tend to be less prone to apnea and bradycardia and have stabilization of oxygen needs