You give birth to a low birthweight or a preterm infant and your
little one is literally whisked away from you, indefinitely. You
may feel isolated, lonely and helpless; parents and babies
alike. Â You have trust that the hospital will do all that they
can, yet you wish that there was something more that you could
do. Good news. Despite the emphasis of our society on high tech
medicine, leading neonatal centers worldwide are embracing and
promoting Kangaroo Care. Â Doctors and nurses are taking
preemies out of the machine controlled warmth of the incubators
and placing them confidently on their mother’s bare chests. Â
Modern medicine is actually encouraging parentsÂ to play an
active and powerful role in their baby’s recovery. - Mimics the
soothing environment of the wombÂ - The baby has just been in a
safe, enclosed, and warm environment. Wrapping a baby skin to
skin mimics the familiar environment of the womb as the baby
continues to receive touch, rhythm and pressure. Not only does
the baby have a feeling