Today is Kangaroo Care Awareness Day, a day to raise awareness for the positive benefits of Kangaroo Care (aka skin-to-skin care) for both the baby and the parent. Did you get to do kangaroo care in the NICU? Kangaroo Care helps parents: 💚 bond with and comfort their baby 💚 become more confident caregivers 💚 become attuned to their baby's cues 💚 feel calmer Kangaroo Care helps babies: 💚 stabilize organ function and self regulation abilities 💚 regulate temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate 💚 improve weight gain 💚 improve sleep patterns 💚 accelerate brain development 💚 reduce stress

Posted by Leigh Ann at Hand to Hold at 2024-05-15 17:32:03 UTC