'Kangaroo Care' benefits newborns
2011-05-12 06:46:26 GMT2011-05-12 14:46:26(Beijing Time)
China Daily
Saul Perez, 20, holds his newborn child as he participates in the "Kangaroo Mother" program at the National Maternity Hospital in San Salvador May 11, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]
A group of Salvadoran mothers participate in the "Kangaroo Mother" program at the National Maternity Hospital in San Salvador May 11, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]
A group of Salvadoran mothers participate in the "Kangaroo Mother" program at the National Maternity Hospital in San Salvador May 11, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]
A Salvadoran mother participates in the "Kangaroo Mother" program at the National Maternity Hospital in San Salvador May 11, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]
The "Kangaroo Mother" program is a technique used for the care of babies who were born premature and underweight. Doctors say the body-to-body contact helps to increase the baby's weight and fosters a better relationship between the newborn and his mother, for better growth development.
In the National Maternity Hospital of El Salvador, 13,335 women gave birth in 2010 and 18% of children born prematurely, according to data from the Maternity Hospital of El Salvador.
