Sharing around the internet is a touching picture of a boy and his preemie twin sisters and their amazing bond. The picture, which came from the Danish Facebook group Parents and Birth in Denmark, shows how important skin-to-skin touch is. This is also known as “kangaroo care.”
In Scandinavian maternity homes, doctors and nurses use this method, which includes holding babies, especially tiny ones, against their caretakers’ bare bodies. It has been shown that this practice gives babies extra warmth, safety, and encouragement during a very important time in their growth.
Researchers have found that premature babies feel a lot of pain because their brains and central nervous systems are not fully developed yet. Skin-to-skin touch, on the other hand, has been shown to relieve pain and calm babies, so they don’t respond as strongly to pain.
The goal of kangaroo care is to make babies feel good and reassure them, which will help them deal with the stress of giving birth and speed up their healing. Studies done by the National Institutes of Health have shown that this method works to ease babies’ pain.
In the past few years, maternity hospitals in Scandinavia have seen amazing results: the mortality rate for preemie babies has gone up by 70%. Many people online really liked the picture of the little boy helping his dad take care of the kangaroo. It shows how loving and caring family members can be to each other.
The five-year-old boy is shown holding one of his twin sisters against his chest while the other rests on his dad’s chest. With everyone’s eyes closed, the calm environment brings out the peace and comfort that this simple but powerful method can bring.
Swedish professor Uwe Ewald says that putting babies up against your skin helps them breathe better, feel calmer, and gain weight faster. Also, studies have shown that the germs that live on parents’ bodies can lower the risk of dangerous illness in these weak kids.
