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Kangaroo mother care (KMC), [1] which involves skin-to-skin contact (SSC), is an intervention to care for premature or low birth weight (LBW) infants. The technique and intervention is the recommended evidence-based care for LBW infants by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2003.
Nathalie Charpak (born 1955) is a French and Colombian pediatrician. As the founder and director of the Kangaroo Foundation, and associate researcher of the Pontifical Xavierian University, her research focuses on the care of low-birth weight preterm infants and the application of kangaroo mother care.
The word kangaroo derives from the Guugu Yimithirr word gangurru, referring to eastern grey kangaroos. [14] [15] The name was first recorded as "kanguru" on 12 July 1770 in an entry in the diary of Sir Joseph Banks; this occurred at the site of modern Cooktown, on the banks of the Endeavour River, where HMS Endeavour under the command of Lieutenant James Cook was beached for almost seven weeks ...
Bergman is the founder of the International Network of Kangaroo Mother Care (INK), [8] and a member of the advisory board of La Leche League, South Africa, [9] the Breastfeeding Association of SA, the International Lactation Consultants Association, [10] Milk Matters (Human Milk Bank, Cape Town), [11] and a Trustee of the South African Kangaroo Mother Care Foundation.
Hospitals use receiving blankets for a variety of applications. Some neonatal intensive care units use receiving blankets to cover incubators, in order to reduce light and improve infant rest. [5] The use of receiving blankets during kangaroo care of preterm infants is recommended in order to maintain the infant's body heat. [6]
Chris Barns, nicknamed "Brolga", is an Australian kangaroo carer. He is the founder of the Kangaroo Sanctuary in Alice Springs and was featured in the 2013 BBC documentary series Kangaroo Dundee.
Aussie is an American toiletries brand. Its products are focused on hair care, such as shampoos, conditioners, hair serums, gels, and sprays.While its logo (along with a former advertisement mascot) is a kangaroo, and slogan is "Add some Roo to Your Do!", along with earlier advertisements having the voiceover of an Australian woman, the brand is not Australian owned, made, nor conducts ...
Kangaroo paw is the common name for a number of species, in two genera of the family Haemodoraceae, that are native to the south-west of Western Australia. These rhizomatous [ 1 ] perennial plants are noted for their unique bird-attracting flowers.