Kangarooing
Jasmine “kangaroos” with her son Eddie in the neonatal intensive care unit. Kangarooing, or holding a premature baby to facilitate skin-to-skin contact, benefits both babies and parents. Premature babies who receive this type of attention have shorter stays in the hospital and an easier time learning how to nurse (Gregson & Blacker, 2011). Some researchers have found that preemies who were kangarooed performed better later on in tests of cognitive and motor skills than those kept in incubators (Feldman, Eidelman, Sirota, & Weller, 2002).

Jasmine Mitchell