We are told of the incredible power of a mother’s touch, but how far
can that extend? For one couple, it seems to have extended farther than
anyone would imagine!
When one of their twins, born prematurely,
was pronounced dead, its mother took the child in her arms. She began to
talk to the baby, holding him skin to skin for two hours. You won’t
believe what happened next!
The
practice of holding a premature baby skin-to-skin is called kangaroo
care. It first began in Columbia in the 1970s in response to high death
rates in premature babies. It is often used when no incubators – or
inadequately working incubators – are available. But it has also become
common practice for all babies, because of its benefits.
The term
kangaroo care comes from the kangaroo’s practice of keeping its baby –
or joey – in its pouch. Kangaroos are marsupials. When they give birth,
the babies are relatively undeveloped. So, they climb into the mother’s
pouch and attach to her nipple to grow and continue to develop. This
lasts about nine months. At that point the joey only leaves the pouch
for short periods of time, returning to be nursed by the mother. The
joey leaves the pouch for good after about a year and a half. Animals
like wallabies, wombats and koalas are also marsupials and have similar
pouches for their young.
Kangaroo care involves placing the
newborn in an upright position skin-to-skin against the mother or
father’s chest for several hours a day. What practitioners see during
kangaroo care was a stabilization of breathing, heart rate and more.
Because the baby is next to the parent’s chest, his or her chest stays
warm, which helps the baby breathe better. Respiratory problems from
inadequately developed lungs are a major complication in premature
babies.
It
was precisely in this type of environment that a miracle occurred for
the mother, Kate, in this video. Even when doctors dismissed her initial
words, she believed. And what was the reaction?? You’ll have to see!
We know a mother’s love is powerful!
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This Mother Wanted to Hold Her Baby One Last Time…You Won’t Believe What Her Touch Did!
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