There are multiple definitions:
kangaroo mother care(English)
- based on the general bonding hypothesis, it is suggested that this type of care creates a climate in the family whereby parents become prone to sensitive caregiving. It has three components: 1) the kangaroo position. Once the premature infant has adapted to extrauterine life and is able to breastfeed, he is positioned on the mother's chest, in a upright position, with direct skin-to-skin contact; 2) kangaroo nutrition. Although breastfeeding is the prime source of nutrition, infants also may receive preterm formula whenever necessary and vitamin supplements; 3) the clinical control; infants are monitored on a regular basis, daily until they are gaining at least 20 g per day. Afterward, weekly clinic visits are scheduled until term, which constitutes the ambulatory minimal neonatal care. The infant's health status may be a more prominent factor in explaining a mother's more sensitive behavior, which overshadows the kangaroo-carrying effect
- NICU, TC
- Neonatal situation, Care giver/provider, Nutrition, Monitoring
- https://doi.org…/peds.102.2.e17
Kaplan-Meier curve(English)