IDB-ALAS award to The Kangaroo Foundation

The Kangaroo Method is a standardized system of care for premature and/or low birth weight, based on skin contact between premature infant and his mother, that seeks to empower parents and transferring gradually the capacity and responsibility of be the primary caregivers of their child, meeting their physical and emotional needs. Interview with Dr. Nathalie Charpak, Kangaroo Foundation.

Both father and mother get involved in the process and sometimes the siblings. Source: Photo Fundacion Canguro