BMJ  2004;329 (13 November), doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7475.0-d

Kangaroo care has wide potential

First developed in Colombia, Kangaroo Mother Care was developed as a low cost technique of caring for low birthweight infants where access to incubators in neonatal care units was scarce. Ruiz-Peláez and colleagues (p 1179) describe what kangaroo care entails and argue it is as safe and effective as care provided in high tech neonatal units. It improves breastfeeding rates and increases parental satisfaction, and thus warrants much wider adoption in both resource poor and rich countries.

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