Kangaroo care received a ringing endorsement in a study published in the British Medical Journal this week. It's the latest affirmation of skin-to-skin care for small and preterm babies to reduce ...

Cuddling small and premature babies in a style known as “kangaroo mother care” helps them in life decades later, researchers reported Monday. They found that babies held upright and close to ...

Kangaroo care mimics the marsupial model where a joey finds warmth and security within the pouch, close to the mother's heart. This caregiving model is replicated in neonatal wards worldwide ...

Incredulous doctors warned the Oggs not to get their hopes up, but Kate’s special brand of "kangaroo care" (an Australian practice wherein a parent holds their infant directly against their skin ...

Early implementation of a type of skin-to-skin contact called kangaroo mother care appears to significantly improve the odds of survival for premature or low-birth-weight babies, according to a ...

Prof Joy Lawn says "kangaroo care", not expensive intensive care, is the key. The 15 million babies every year born at or before 37 weeks gestation account for about 10% of the global burden of ...