Kangaroo care helps smaller babies. Now researchers are studying babies born at normal weight

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260927/Kangaroo-care-helps-smaller-babies-Now-researchers-are-studying-babies-born-at-normal-weight.aspx Kangaroo mother care is well established for small and preterm babies, but an Indian trial is testing whether extending skin-to-skin contact could also benefit newborns of normal birthweight. A recent paper published in the British Medical Journal Open describes the protocol for a randomized controlled trial examining the benefits of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) for babies born at normal birthweight. The study involves three centers in Uttar Pradesh, India.