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Health innovations. Kangaroo mothercare in Bangladesh /

Premature babies are being kept alive in rural Bangladesh with kangaroo mother care. This means holding babies close to their mother's chest, just like baby kangaroos in their mother's pouch. The main problem for low birthweight babies is hypothermia, but electricity is often unreliable so...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : SW Pictures, 2018.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Premature infants > Care > Bangladesh.
Mother and infant > Bangladesh.
Sensory stimulation in newborn infants > Bangladesh.
Touch > Therapeutic use > Bangladesh.
Prématurés > Soins > Bangladesh.
Mère et nourrisson > Bangladesh.
Stimulation sensorielle chez le nouveau-né > Bangladesh.
Toucher > Emploi en thérapeutique > Bangladesh.
Mother and infant
Premature infants > Care
Sensory stimulation in newborn infants
Touch > Therapeutic use
Bangladesh
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Summary:Premature babies are being kept alive in rural Bangladesh with kangaroo mother care. This means holding babies close to their mother's chest, just like baby kangaroos in their mother's pouch. The main problem for low birthweight babies is hypothermia, but electricity is often unreliable so incubators cannot be relied upon.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed December 07, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (4 minutes)
Playing Time:00:03:45