NEWS | VIEWS | STUFFYOU NEED TO KNOWSkin-on-skin,chest-to-chestcuddles
withyourlittleone...it’slikelyyou’ve
beenmakinggooduseof theKangaroo
Caremethodsincethemomentyour
littleonewasborn,withoutevenrealising
it. And,goodnews!A newstudyhasfound
thatextendeduseof KangarooCarecan
positivelybenefitbothmumandbaby
duringthepost-partumperiod.Theresults
oftheresearchfromFloridaAtlantic
Universityrevealthattheleftfrontal
ar eaof babies’brains– whichis connected
tohis emotionalskills– appearedto be
st imulatedduringKangarooCare,while
bothmumsandinfantsshowedincreased
oxytocinanddecreasesin stressreactivity.JuneWORDS EMILY THORPE PHOTOGRAPHY GETTY IMAGES, SHUTTERSTOCK
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