Does Kangaroo Care improve mothers emotional health, breast-

feeding, neonatal thermoregulation, and reduce hospital stay?

Lisa Agor, Jamaica Amurao, Hannah Kaya, Yesenia Nunez, Jose Perez Jacqueline Sherman RN, PhD NRS 350

Introduction Review of Literature (Qualitative) Conclusion

In the past, it was common practice to initiate neonatal assessments and In conclusion, kangaroo care has proven to have exponential benefits
interventions just after birth, which led to delayed attachment between Maternal Emotional Health: for not only the infant, but also the mother. Although, there were
the neonate and mother. Research shows, however, that initiating early A total of 90 newborns and 30 received several limitations in the studies such as lack of a diverse population, a
skin-to-skin care, also known as kangaroo care, just after delivery kangaroo care small sample size, lack of certainty regarding the amount of time
Outpatient setting in Canada participants performed Kangaroo care, and some mothers werent
improves maternal and neonatal outcomes. Skin-to-skin care is a method
Helps mothers well-being
of holding the naked baby on the mother or caregivers bare chest. The Enhances the mother-infant relationship
randomized into the skin-to-skin group and control group, therefore
research studies indicated that kangaroo care decreases depressive Reduces postpartum depression symptoms these limitations should be evaluated to ensure the results retrieved
symptoms in the mother, leads to benefits of exclusive breastfeeding, aids Increases positive feelings toward the baby arent biased. In result, it is encouraged for all mothers who give birth
in thermoregulation of the neonate, and decreases the stay of the neonate Empowers parenting role to perform Kangaroo care as frequently as possible for all of its
in the hospital compared to neonates that did not participate in kangaroo enormous benefits.
Cost-effective
care.
Easy to access $
In the NICU: A total of 20 mother-baby dyads Further Research Questions
received kangaroo care in Seoul, South Korea
Review of Literature (Quantitative) 20 mother-baby dyads benefited from kangaroo
1. What other benefits does kangaroo care offer to either the
care
Enhances communication with the health care staff baby or the mother?
Reduced Hospital Stay Increases close monitoring of the infant by mothers 2. What is the average age that parents usually stop
leading to lower levels of maternal stress performing kangaroo care?
Total of 107 newborns received
kangaroo care 3. Are there any disadvantages to performing kangaroo
Pembury Hospital
107 newborns benefited from care?
kangaroo care Faster
Discharge
Parents should perform skin-to-skin
contact as frequently as possible while
Than babies who
only received
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