Kangaroo Care The Best You Can Do to Help Your Preterm Infant
by LUDINGTON-HOE, SUSANFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1993-09-01
Publisher(s): Bantam
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Summary
From an internationally-known expert in child health, here is a dramatically new approach to caring for premature babies--and a wonderful new role for parents. Filled with information about the special needs of fragile newborns and illustrated with step-by-step photos.
Author Biography
Dr. Susan Ludington-Hoe received her PhD from Texas Women’s University, majoring in maternal-child health and minoring in child development. She is also a certified nurse midwife. Since 1976, Dr. Ludington-Hoe has published numerous scholarly articles documenting her research studies in the field of infant development, infant stimulation, and Kangaroo Care. She is also the coauthor with Susan K. Golant of the popular book How to Have a Smarter Baby.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. xiii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xv |
| What is Kangaroo Care? | |
| Today's Revolution in Premature Care | p. 3 |
| What Is a Premature Baby? | |
| The Kangaroo Care Revolution | |
| The Benefits of Kangaroo Care | |
| Why Kangaroo Care Works | |
| Can Twins Be Kangarooed? | |
| What Is the Proof That Kangaroo Care Works? | |
| A Mother's Story: Mary Kangaroos Ben | |
| Kangaroo Care Promotes Bonding | p. 14 |
| What Is Bonding? | |
| Premature Birth Alters the Bonding Process | |
| Bonding in the NICU | |
| Bonding During Kangaroo Care | |
| How Kangaroo Care Reduces Parents' Anxiety | |
| The Short- and Long-Term Benefits for Parents | |
| The Birth of Kangaroo Care | p. 24 |
| How I Became Involved | |
| Life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | p. 31 |
| An Early Arrival | |
| The Medical Team Works on a Premie | |
| So Many Tubes and Wires | |
| Under the Warming Lights | |
| Inching into the Incubator | |
| Graduating to the Open-Air Crib | |
| Transitions | |
| Your Premie's Tumultuous New World | |
| Nursery Shutdown | |
| Understanding Your Premie's Messages | p. 47 |
| The Parent Gender Gap Is Real | |
| How Your Premie | |
| "Talks" to You | |
| Physiological Changes | |
| Behavioral Signs of Distress | |
| What to Do If You Recognize Signs of Distress | |
| Behavioral Signs of Happiness | |
| Why You Should Use Kangaroo Care | p. 67 |
| Body Temperature | |
| Heart Rate | |
| Respiratory Rate | |
| Respiratory Distress | |
| Weight and Growth | |
| Behavioral States | |
| Emotional States | |
| Early Discharge from the Hospital | |
| Why Kangaroo Care Works | p. 85 |
| The World Within the Womb | |
| A Deja Vu of the Womb | |
| Why Kangaroo Care Works for Fathers | |
| Kangaroo Care Protects Premies | |
| The Contribution of the Prone Position | |
| Kangaroo Care Empowers Premies | |
| Is Your Baby Eligible for Kangaroo Care? | p. 95 |
| Is My Baby Ready? | |
| Using APGAR Scores | |
| Requirements for Sicker Babies | |
| Minimal Handling | |
| Ask the Nurse or Doctor | |
| How to Kangaroo Your Premie | |
| The Best Times to Use Kangaroo Care | p. 105 |
| Your Baby's Feeding Intervals | |
| Treatments Planned for the Day | |
| Your Baby's Diurnal Rhythm | |
| Before, During, and After Kangaroo Care | p. 109 |
| Get Yourself Ready | |
| Controlling the Hospital Environment | |
| Get into the Right Position | |
| What to Expect During Kangaroo Care | |
| Keeping Your Infant Flexed | |
| Helping Your Baby Regulate Her Temperature | |
| Taking Care of Yourself | |
| Kangarooing Twins | |
| What to Expect After a Kangaroo Care Session | |
| "Compliant Children" Your Own Reactions | |
| Breastfeeding During Kangaroo Care | p. 129 |
| Why Breast Is Best | |
| Your Breastmilk Is Even More Specialized | |
| Breastfeeding a Premie | |
| Kangaroo Care to the Rescue | |
| The Advantages of Breastfeeding During Kangaroo Care | |
| Getting Started | |
| Sucking Patterns | |
| Cues to Watch Out For | |
| Regulating Fluids and Calories | |
| Maintaining Your Milk Supply If Your Baby Is Not Ready to Nurse | |
| Ask for Help | |
| Breastfeeding If You've Had a Cesarean | |
| Fathers and Breastfeeding | |
| Nonnutritive Sucking | |
| Especially for Dad: Paternal Kangaroo Care | p. 143 |
| My Research with Fathers in Latin America | |
| Paternal Kangaroo Care Research in the United States | |
| Fathers' Reactions | |
| Fathers' Chest Temperatures | |
| What to Do | |
| Shaping the Intensive Care Nursery Experience | p. 153 |
| A Mother Becomes Empowered; A Baby Gets Well | |
| Kangaroo Care at Home | p. 163 |
| 4,000 Babies Can't Be Wrong | |
| When Is My Baby Ready for Home Kangaroo Care? | |
| How to Kangaroo at Home | |
| How Long Should I Kangaroo at Home? | |
| Kangarooing in Bed | |
| Regression and Sibling Rivalry | |
| Everyone Joins In What to Do If You Must Go Back to Work | |
| Weaning Your Infant and Yourself | |
| Epilogue. Kangaroo Care: Caring and Curing | p. 174 |
| Introducing Kangaroo Care to Your Hospital | p. 176 |
| Current Research on When to Use Kangaroo Care | p. 182 |
| Birth Kangaroo Care | |
| Very Early Kangaroo Care | |
| Early Kangaroo Care | |
| Intermediate Kangaroo Care | |
| Late Kangaroo Care | |
| Metric Conversions | p. 190 |
| Glossary | p. 191 |
| References | p. 195 |
| Index | p. 209 |
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