low birth weight babies are the highest contributors to
the world's neonatal mortality rate. hypothermia or coldness in infants is one of the causes of infant death. one method to reduce hypothermia is the mother care kangaroo method. this method in the adoption of a kangaroo marsupial animal that kept her baby in her mother's belly. kangaroo mother care is a treatment by making direct contact between baby's skin with mother's skin, so can prevent coldness in infants. there are 3 benefits of this method: benefits for babies, benefits for mothers and benefits for hospitals