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Therapeutics > Patient Care > Patient Positioning > Kangaroo-Mother Care Method
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services > Health Services > Patient Care > Patient Positioning > Kangaroo-Mother Care Method
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services > Health Services > Child Care > Infant Care > Kangaroo-Mother Care Method
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology > Social Welfare > Child Welfare > Child Care > Infant Care > Kangaroo-Mother Care Method

Preferred term

Kangaroo-Mother Care Method  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Care, Kangaroo Mother
  • Care, Kangaroo-Mother
  • Kangaroo Mother Care
  • Kangaroo-Mother Care

Note

  • humans only; check the tags HUMAN and INFANT or INFANT, NEWBORN

Scope note

  • A method of continuously holding a partially wrapped baby to the chest, involving skin-to-skin contact. Originally it was a method of caring for LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANT in developing countries and is now more widespread in developed nations. Aside from encouraging breast feeding, the extra sleep that the infant gets assists in regulating body temperature, helps the baby conserve energy, and redirects calorie expenditures toward growth and weight gain.

History note

  • 2012; use INFANT CARE 2004-2011

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D060127

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