Kangaroo Care Essay

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Sudell, J., Lanlehin, R. M., & Hill, M. C. (2015). A literature review of parents' experiences of kangaroo care in the neonatal unit. Infant, 11(3), 96-99. The purpose of this article is to not explain the benefits of Kangaroo Care, however, it discusses the experiences the parents have providing this method to their infant. The three common themes that came from the parent’s experiences were primary apprehension, the parental role, and barriers to using the Kangaroo Care. When focusing at the parental role, Kangaroo Care gives parents the role that they are deprived of when they watch their infant lay in an incubator. This promotes the parents to have an increased bonding time with their infant and gain attachment. Also, the author notes the importance it is for nurses to be well educated on Kangaroo Care and encouraging it in the clinical setting. Rodgers, C. (2013). Why kangaroo mother care should be standard for all newborns. Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 58(3), 249-252. doi:10.1111/jmwh.12010 …show more content…

The result if Kangaroo Care was used in all of health care settings that infants health will be substantial in health care cost savings and improve the community. The article continues to state that Kangaroo Care does not only help ill infants, but also keeps healthy infants healthy. As the research concluded, it was found that skin to skin contact helps not only in the health care field, but rather in the home care as well. The study shows that not only can Kangaroo Care improve the health of an individual, but also increase the performance of breastfeeding. The author encourages that Kangaroo Care be in all economic

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