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 ...

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 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 ...

Australia’s green and gold kangaroo logo has the support of Australians ... and gardening equipment (80%), children and baby care products (74%), building and renovation materials and animal ...

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 ...

Kangaroo care: 'Miracle mum' coaxes premature baby back to life via two hours of cuddling. Handle with care: Dealing with a chi ...

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 ...