Kangaroo Mother Care is the skin to skin attachment of the baby to the mother’s chest after birth to optimize the baby’s physiological growth and safety after birth
Kangaroo Mother Care in Pregnancy, Birth and Early Parenthood – 2
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How the Bowlby Attachment Theory applies to Pregnancy and Birth part 2
It is these kinds of actions that will help us as a society to prevent the loss and despair in the newborn, described by John Bowlby so eloquently, and enable a mother to provide the right kind of interaction and closeness for her baby’s emotional and neurological development. It is out of such actions that mutual co-operation and loving partnerships will grow for our children.
Breastfeeding: The Bigger Picture
The significance of breastfeeding reaches far beyond its biological function; in fact there is nothing ‘natural’ about breastfeeding itself. On the contrary, attitudes and practices appear to be socially determined, and breastfeeding has to be seen as an essential element in the cultural construction of sexually defined gender roles.
Kangaroo Mother Care in the Post Partum Period
Kangaroo Mother care is highly beneficial for mother and Baby inthe postnatal period from birth onwards.