Fundacion Canguro is a a nonprofit organization, led by health professionals with the task of humanizing the care of newborn infants, particularly those most vulnerable: premature and low birth weight (LBW). They encourage the use, development and dissemination of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), a methodology based on scientific evidence.
The MMC is a standardized system of care for premature and/or low birth weight, based on skin contact between premature infant and his mother, that seeks to empower parents and transferring gradually the capacity and responsibility of be the primary caregivers of their child, meeting their physical and emotional needs.
Newborns should be monitored very frequently for signs of jaundice, using invasive treatment with blood sampling or non-invasive treatment with bilirubinometer methods to define the need or not for outpatient treatment.
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