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This 4 page paper provides an overview of the kangaroo care method and outlines the way in which this method is viewed in the current literature. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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premature infants or micropremies a better chance at a healthy life. Studies have focused on the use of skin-to-skin care, often called the "kangaroo care" method, as a means
of improving the outcomes for premature and low birth weight infants. Determining the benefits of this method and weighing them against existing criticisms, then, is an important element in
determining the link between the kangaroo care method and improvements in outcomes for premature and low birth weight infants. Current Research on the Problem There are a variety of
studies that have been conducted to determine if the kangaroo care method is a viable means of improving outcomes for premature and low birth weight infants. Mayes (2003), for
example, conducted a randomized, controlled trial to compare the outcomes of the kangaroo care method as compared to traditional holding for preterm infants. Specifically, Mayes (2003) considered somatic growth
in preterm infants and compared outcomes between infants participating in kangaroo care with those in traditional holding scenarios. Mayes (2003) provides a historical background to the use
of skin-to-skin care (SSC), a significant element in the kangaroo care method as a whole, which she attributes to Drs. Rey and Martinez of Bogota, Colombia, who suggested this type
of care for preterm infants who are relatively stable. The outcomes have suggested great improvements for preterm infants, including improvements in growth rate, development and parental interactions.
Mayes (2003), then, focused on research to determine whether SSC benefits preterm infants in terms of their growth rate and the time spent in the hospital after birth. Mayes
(2003) further argued that because SSC improves somatosensory stimulation, which in terms promotes somatic growth. For normatively functioning preterm infants, growth is a determining factor in early release from
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