Placing the low birth weight or premature infant vertically against the parent’s chest, under the shirt, thereby promoting skin-to-skin contact is called ______.
a. attachment therapy.b. newborn intervention.c. kangaroo care.d. supplemental care.
Explanation: Kangaroo care is a care method in premature babies which involves a baby without clothes lying on the bare chest of one of the parent such that they maintain a skin-to-skin contact while wrapped in a blanket or cloth.
Kangaroo care is intended to prevent or reduce mortality rate in premature babies as revealed by scientific study by maintaining baby's temperature, stabilizing respiratory and heart rate.
