Kangaroo Care: The Best You Can Do to Help Your Preterm Infant

by Susan M. Ludington-Hoe

GIVE YOUR PRETERM BABY THE BEST POSSIBLE START IN LIFE
 
If you have just given birth to a preterm infant, you and your baby both face special challenges. Parents long to help their baby but often feel isolated and frightened by hospital procedures.
 
Now there is wonderful news for both babies and parents. Kangaroo Care, a technique pioneered in leading neonatal centers worldwide, gives you a unique a special way of holding your infant that provides crucial health benefits—including shorter hospital stays.
 
Based on ground-breaking research, Kangaroo Care is a step-by-step guide to bringing these benefits to your baby—even if your neonatal unit does not yet have a Kangaroo Care program. It
 
• Why Kangaroo Care enhances your baby’s development
• How to use the technique even if your infant requires a ventilator or an incubator
• How to understand your baby’s signals of distress or comfort—and how to respond
• How you can work with the national staff to provide the best for your baby between your visits
• How to involve fathers as well as mothers
• All the proven results of Kangaroo Care—including a more relaxed, healthier, and contented baby
 
THE COMPLETE PARENTS’ GUIDE TO THE REVOLUTIONARY NEW TREATMENT FOR PRETERM BABIES

Genres: Nonfiction

244 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1993

Reviews

[Sally · Rating 4 out of 5]

Saw Dr Ludington-Hoe speak at a teeny-tiny midwives conference eons ago. KC has come a long way in acceptance by hospitals, but of course there's room for improvement. Can't remember much specifically about this book, the writing, the referencing, the organization. But it was among the first about an important topic.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great to read this foundational work to really get an understanding for the research underpinning Kangaroo Care and its incredible physiological effects.