Using Kangaroo Mother Care: Tips for Parents To Keep Post Natal Depression Away



There are now many available studies that clearly evidence the link between Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) and a reduction in the occurrence of Postnatal Depression (PND). As a potential remedial measure for PND, it makes sense to confirm any positive link that may help up to 25% of mothers who do experience PND symptoms, particularly immediately after giving birth. The more we know about this link, the clearer the benefits seem to be.

Tips for parents about the use of Kangaroo Mother Care in warding off PND are helpful in helping to ease a Mother and her newborn through their beginning life together. When a woman is pregnant, her body releases a variety of hormones. These hormones help to improve nutritional digestion, redirect energy toward cell development, and of course trigger labor and delivery. With the birth of her baby there is a change in hormonal balance and life