BY MAI-LEI WOO KINSHELLA & ALINANE NYONDO-MIPANDO: Kangaroo mother care’ is widely acknowledged as a helpful method in caring for small and preterm infants. It makes a vital contribution to their survival, well-being and development. Developed in 1978 by Colombian paediatrician Edgar Ray, kangaroo care involves continuous skin-to-skin contact on the mother’s chest to keep …
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