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KANGAROO-MOTHER CARE METHOD
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Descriptor
English
:
Kangaroo-Mother Care Method
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Método Madre-Canguro
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Método Mãe-Canguru
Tree Number:
E02.760.670.500
N02.421.088.120.140
N02.421.585.700.500
Definition
English
:
A method of continuously holding a partially wrapped baby to the chest, involving skin-to-skin contact. Originally it was a method of caring for LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT
INFANT
in
developing countries
and is now more widespread in developed nations. Aside from encouraging
breast feeding
, the extra
sleep
that the
infant
gets assists in regulating
body temperature
, helps the baby conserve
energy
, and redirects calorie expenditures toward
growth
and
weight gain.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
humans
only; check the tags HUMAN and
INFANT
or
INFANT
, NEWBORN
History Note
English
:
2012; use INFANT CARE 2004-2011
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CL
classification
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
MA
manpower
MT
methods
OG
organization & administration
PX
psychology
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
SD
supply & distribution
TD
trends
UT
utilization
Record Number:
54693
Unique Identifier:
D060127
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