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Kangguru mother care

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

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