Experiences vary, but I for one- have seen the miraculous effect of kangaroo mother care in babies who have been admitted to our NICUs and nurseries - not just pre-terms, but also those recovering from serious illnesses. There is a definite improvement in weight gain, immunity, respiratory effort and various other parameters. Do narrate your experiences and wonders you have observed with this simple but effective technique. Do you use it only in pre-terms? Or do you advise it for all babies?
Dear Surecsh, you are right as one gains in age so is in experience. I remember of a term baby delivered by forceps with very painful cephalhematoma. The father would take his baby and talk to him with normalization of surveillance parameters (oxygen saturation, heart rate, etc.) . With simple natural technic, improvement was so fast that we tappered off pain drugs rapidly. Where nature helps is best solution. As Paediatrician is preach that the best place for a child is father and mother's arms !!! I practice kangoroo care for all babies.
An excellent observation Simon- Indeed Kangaroo Mother Care is one of the less utilized treatment add-ons (I myself use it as a definitive mode) for baby care.
It would be interesting to see how our other colleagues share their experiences on unusual cases that have recovered rapidly
hi Suresh, you can also that I practice infant massage as mode of helping babies gain weight rapidly as this works well. Mothers can be advise to do this in Kangoroo care. Best wihes and hope to hear from you again.
A very heartening experience with a 28 weeker preterm weighing 1.1 Kgs - surfactant was administered soon after birth, and required mechanical ventilation for 2 days followed by Bubble CPAP for quite some time- today she turned 19 days old and doing very well - she's crossed her birth weight, and eventhough, had apnoeic spells and desaturations intermittently,all that settled after the magic of KMC worked itself. wight gain is good, and the little wonder is healthy and holding her own now.
For mothers (or fathers) who are having difficulty bonding or making a connection with their premature infant in the NICU, skin-to-skin holding or kangaroo care can work wonders. I have had moms tell me that was the moment they fell in love with their baby. This is particularly important as it has been estimated that between 20-60% of mothers of premature infants in the NICU experience elevated depressive, anxiety, or post-traumatic symptoms while their infant is hospitalized. Kangaroo care may be one way to relieve some of those symptoms and help mothers facilitate the development of their maternal role, which is often delayed after the birth of a very premature infant.
Very true Beverly, Kangaroo care plays a very important role in boosting up the spirits of the parents as well, and can help overcome many difficulties faced by either of them. Many a first time mother has the problem of 'adjusting' to her baby (especially one who is in intensive/special care), and I have observed a sea change in their outlook even after a few hours of contact.
A wonderful day today as our precious little patient- the 28 weeker mentioned in my earlier posts graduated out of the Nursery and achieved the milestone of 1.5 Kgs.
This little baby has taught me more than I could ever have imagined. It was interesting to see the various changes during her 42 day course in the hospital.
The baby has a cleft palate, and educating the parents about feeding the child, hands on participation- all were absolutely enthralling.
An interesting note on the above-mentioned baby was that we administered Vitamin A for the baby (2 doses of 25000 Units) , and found an overall improvement in well being, pulmonary functioning and No Retinopathy of prematurity.
Cette méthode que nous appliquons depuis avril 2004 donne d'excellents résultats sur le plan de la mortalité (aucun décès) et sur la prévention de l'infection nosocomiale (aucun cas). Nous avons pris en charge près de 900 prématurés.
L'allaitement exclusif au sein ou à la seringue est prescrit pour tous ces bébés.
It is difficult to advise Kangaroo care in extremes of weather, Temperature above 45 degree F and mother profusely sweating, or temperature below 20 when the mother is not willing for Kangaroo care
La méthode kangourou est pratiquée dans un lieu ou règne une température de 25°.Pourquoi vouloir proposer cette méthode dans de telles conditions que même les adultes ne supportent pas?
Il faut prévoir des conditions acceptables pour le couple mère enfant
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