"From the moment you put your baby on your skin and see the heartbeat come down and their oxygen saturation levels improve, it really increases and enhances that bond. I credit the skin-skin contact we did every day, to how well Esme has improved."
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Kangaroo Care Awareness Day promotes skin-to-skin contact for babies
Kangaroo Care Awareness Day
A Houston-area mom started an awareness day ten years ago, after kangaroo care helped save her son s life
HOUSTON - Touch changes everything! That s the thought behind kangaroo care or skin-to-skin contact with a newborn baby.
A local mom started an awareness day ten years ago after kangaroo care helped save her son s life
Dr. Yamile Jackson relied on her own instincts to help keep her son Zachary alive 20 years ago. He was born prematurely. He was in Neo-Natal ICU and she was recovering from preeclampsia when catastrophic damage happened to the hospital in the Texas Medical Center during Tropical Storm Allison.