Preterm birth complications are the leading cause of deaths among newborns and children younger than 5 years worldwide, ...

WHO marks World Prematurity Day with global guide for Kangaroo Mother Care to boost survival of preterm and low birth-weight ...

Each year, an estimated 15 million babies are born prematurely — before 37 weeks of gestation — making preterm birth the ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is marking its first official observance of World Prematurity Day with the launch of a ...

Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is a transformative intervention that has become central to the management of preterm and low birth weight infants worldwide. Characterised by prolonged skin-to-skin contact ...

A five months old infant delivered after seven months of pregnancy in rural community of Kebbi State has miraculously survived after the mother was guided to apply a Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) method.

KANSAS CITY _ Jessica VanderKlei of Grain Valley, Mo., was, in her own words, "freaking out." She was little more than halfway through her pregnancy on Jan. 18 when she noticed her feet had swollen.

Outcomes for America’s newborns are the worst among the 38 OECD countries, including Canada and most of Western Europe. In particular, the almost 40 percent of infants in America who are born before ...

There are a lot of firsts to experience with every child—whether it’s your first, second, or third. Shortly after birth, one of the firsts parents will experience with their baby is skin-to-skin ...