A method of caring for a baby, especially one who is premature, that emphasizes the importance of holding the naked or partially dressed child against the bare skin of a parent, typically the mother, for as long as possible each day.
（对早产儿进行的）袋鼠式护理法，贴身接触护理（通常由早产儿母亲每天长时间进行的零距离护理）
Example sentencesExamples
In a study at a hospital in Bogotá, Colombia, 764 babies who weighed about 3 to 5 pounds were assigned randomly to kangaroo care or to incubators.
The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of kangaroo care in a tertiary care hospital in India.
He also described how kangaroo care fits this original paradigm and the role that health care technology should play in the care of premature infants.
Baby may go home at 1800g if he is gaining weight in kangaroo care and is mostly breastfed.
Nurses observed that four hours after delivery, the infants who received kangaroo care slept more, fussed and cried less, and made fewer startled motions compared with infants who were taken directly to the nursery.
This is known in the industry as ‘kangaroo care.’
The study will be the first to measure the potential effect of kangaroo care on neonatal and infant mortality.
Remember that in some instances, kangaroo care has meant the difference between life and death.
The content ranges from detailed medical discussions of the conditions a premature infant suffers, to more spiritual musings on what it's like to give skin-to-skin ‘kangaroo care’ to a child born 15 weeks premature.
The review also showed that babies who had kangaroo care immediately after birth ‘interacted more with their mothers, stayed warmer and cried less,’ said Moore.
Definition of kangaroo care in US English:
kangaroo care
noun
A method of caring for a baby, especially one who is premature, that emphasizes the importance of holding the naked or partially dressed child against the bare skin of a parent, typically the mother, for as long as possible each day.
（对早产儿进行的）袋鼠式护理法，贴身接触护理（通常由早产儿母亲每天长时间进行的零距离护理）
Example sentencesExamples
The content ranges from detailed medical discussions of the conditions a premature infant suffers, to more spiritual musings on what it's like to give skin-to-skin ‘kangaroo care’ to a child born 15 weeks premature.
The study will be the first to measure the potential effect of kangaroo care on neonatal and infant mortality.
This is known in the industry as ‘kangaroo care.’
In a study at a hospital in Bogotá, Colombia, 764 babies who weighed about 3 to 5 pounds were assigned randomly to kangaroo care or to incubators.
The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of kangaroo care in a tertiary care hospital in India.
Remember that in some instances, kangaroo care has meant the difference between life and death.
Nurses observed that four hours after delivery, the infants who received kangaroo care slept more, fussed and cried less, and made fewer startled motions compared with infants who were taken directly to the nursery.
The review also showed that babies who had kangaroo care immediately after birth ‘interacted more with their mothers, stayed warmer and cried less,’ said Moore.
Baby may go home at 1800g if he is gaining weight in kangaroo care and is mostly breastfed.
He also described how kangaroo care fits this original paradigm and the role that health care technology should play in the care of premature infants.