Warming The Baby


by Edmund N. Figueroa - Date: 2010-05-31 - Word Count: 281 Share This!

There are three main causes that cause the mortality toward babies. Those are low weight that causes 29% mortality toward the babies, respiratory 27%, and problem in nutrition 10%. Related to the low weight, one of the ways to prevent a baby from dying is that by using the kangaroo method in keeping his child.

Kangaroo method to keep your baby warm is done by carrying your baby by using a piece of cloth so that the mother can bring her baby everywhere she goes. This method will work better with the giving of breast feeding to your baby as the complement of the nutrition that he needs. This method will keep the baby feels comfort and warm. This method can prevent the baby from dying caused by the low weight. Babies whose have low weight are easily to get hypothermia.

A research about the use of kangaroo method is done in South Africa. This research is done in 10 years. It is found that the babies mortality caused by low weight decrease. The decrease of the mortality reaches 30-50%. This means that this method works effectively. This method is perfect to be done for baby whose has weight 2.000 grams when he was born. When you want to do the kangaroo method, you can do this with your husband. In this case, a father has important role as well.

Furthermore, another way to decrease the number of baby mortality is by giving the deep information about how to take care a baby. This will make mothers are aware of the condition of the baby. Additionally, a good health services for the baby must be given especially to those who stay in the suburban.


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