Skin-to-skin contact through "Kangaroo Care" helps babies grow, especially in the first hours after birth. It promotes bonding and encourages the baby to breastfeed.⁣ ⁣ With the the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and funding support from Takeda Pharma, we bring doctors and nurses from the UK to train Rwandan health care professionals on promoting techniques like Kangaroo Care.⁣ ⁣ #EveryChildALIVE | UNICEF Rwanda

Today is International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day 🦘🧡 Kangaroo Care is an easy, highly beneficial practice to care for newborn babies, especially for those born preterm. KC one of the best things you can do both for your baby and yourself. It involves skin-to-skin contact between baby and parents, with the physical contact positively contributing to the health and well-being of hospitalised babies so much. KC has been scientifically proven to be hugely beneficial to preterm babies, by helping