Tag Archives: skin-to-skin

kangaroo mother care

Q: What is Kangaroo Mother Care?

Question: My first baby was born in hospital. After he was born they took him away to the newborn nursery, and I was allowed to have him only at feeding times. We did have about half-an-hour together after he was born and I sneaked into the nursery to see him whenever I Continue reading

Mother bathing baby

Q: How do I keep my uncircumcised child clean?

Question: My baby is a year old and we decided not to have him circumcised. However, I believe that it is important to keep the baby’s penis clean, and I am wondering when I should start to push his foreskin back and wash underneath it. Continue reading

Skin to skin baby and mother

Kangaroo Mother Care — the Magic of a Mother’s Touch

Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is for every mother; every baby. The mother’s skin is the baby’s natural environment, and both physically and emotionally the healthiest place for the baby to be, says KMC researcher, Dr Nils Bergman, of Cape Town. Continue reading