Stainless Steel Kangaroo Mother Care Chair

Kangaroo Mother Care Chair (or skin-to-skin care)

is a simple, easy method of caring for newborn infantwhere the mother uses her own body temperature to keep her infant warm.Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is particularly useful for nursing low birth weight infants (infants with a birth weight below 250 g).KMC provides the infant with the basic needs for survival, ie. mother’s warmth, stimulation, breast milk, love and protection.

As 20 million low birth weight (LBW) infants are born each year worldwide,KMC has become a very important way of caring for these high risk infants.

Why is Kangaroo Mother Care Chairs Natural?

Many animals give birth to young who are not immediately able to run and follow their mother.

They have to be carried by the mother or hidden away while she looks for food and water.

Humans and other primates (e.g. monkeys and baboons) carry their newborn infants, either in their arms or against their bodies.

The infant is emotionally and physically programmed to remain constantly with the mother.

As these infants are relatively immature when they are born, they need constant care for some time after delivery.

In this position the infant grows and develops rapidly. KMC is therefore a ‘natural’ way of nursing a human infant.

Many women want to keep their infants close to them using their own bodies to keep their infant warm gives many mothers a sense of satisfaction and pleasure.