Kangaroo Mother care Method Science and Tender.PPTVIP

KP increases production and duration of BF .One of the advantages of continuous mother-infant contact is the stimulus to breast feeding. Even though studies have demonstrated the benefits of breast feeding for premature and/or low birth weight infants, the prevalence of breast feeding in this group of children is low. (AAP, 1997) (). (Hurst, Valentine, Renfro, Burns, Ferlic, 1997). * In reference to the behavioral organization and sleep of the premature baby, it is known that in the kangaroo position, the sounds of the mother’s body (heartbeat, breathing, voice) may induce the child to sleep, helps him have less waking episodes and have a positive effect on the duration of the infant’s sleep, contributing to a calm awakening. Brain maturation may be measured by the brain signals obtained by an electro encephalogram. * * Highlighting KP as the best option for the newborn to face the transition from intra uterine to extra uterine life. These precautions will allow a gradual transition from touching, caressing the baby and then holding him in kangaroo position. * The child’s back is protected from heat radiation and thorax and abdomen are in skin-to-skin contact with the mother’s skin. In very warm climates, this shirt may not be necessary, especially if the back is kept covered by the girdle. In hot and humid climates, a moist cotton cloth may be placed between the baby’s face and the mother’s skin, wrapping it around the mother’s neck to absorb perspiration, providing comfort to the mother. The infant has to wear a diaper in order to protect both mother and child from the baby’s urine and stools, uncomfortable and irritant for both mother and infant and chilling the infant. While the kangaroo baby is held against the mother’s chest, he must be placed in upright position and ventral decubitus, with his body and head (cheek) against the mother’s chest, after every breast feeding, the head is turned on the other side. It is important to keep free and permeable