Early implementation of a type of skin-to-skin contact called kangaroo mother care appears to significantly improve the odds of survival for preterm or low-birth-weight babies, according to a sweeping scientific analysis.
research regarding premature infants found a decrease in infant mortality rates, but the amount of time needed to achieve optimal benefits was unknown. The latest study, published by the journal BMJ Global Health, concludes that the length of time is a significant factor in reducing the death rate — at least eight hours per day provided the highest benefits.
“The usual care was not centered on immediate skin-to-skin contact,” said Manuela Filippa, a developmental psychologist at the University of Geneva who was not involved in the study. “So the key message here is that there must be zero separation between mothers and newborns, especially if they are low birth weight.”
Experts hope this new data will provide hospitals with a better framework for developing policies and best practices for infants in the NICU, focusing on making parents the center of care.“Engaging [the parents] in care is not only important and has immediate outcomes, but it also lays the foundation for the parent-child relationship well after they’re in the NICU,” said Bobbi Pineda, a pediatric occupational therapist specializing in neonatal care at the University of Southern California.
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