Maternal health: Ensuring kangaroo mother care for every small or preterm baby — Transcript

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1. 0:04I globally one in 10 babies are born too
2. 0:08soon before 37 weeks of
3. 0:11pregnancy many more have a low birth
4. 0:14weight under 2.5
5. 0:17kilos survival is poor complications
6. 0:21from prematurity are now the leading
7. 0:24cause of child death
8. 0:26worldwide but new high quality evidence
9. 0:30shows that a simple technique has the
10. 0:32power to save the lives of hundreds of
11. 0:34thousands of these babies every
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13. 0:38year kangaroo mother care includes
14. 0:41continuous skin to- skinin contact
15. 0:44between a mother and a baby held
16. 0:46securely in a sling or rep for as many
17. 0:49hours in a day as possible and exclusive
18. 0:53breast
19. 0:55feeding
20. 0:56wh recommends kangaroo mother care as
21. 1:00the essential standard of care for all
22. 1:03pre-m or small babies both well and sick
23. 1:07starting immediately after
24. 1:09birth it has been shown to save lives
25. 1:13reducing infections and hypo theia and
26. 1:17improving feeding it provides immense
27. 1:20benefits compared with a common current
28. 1:23practice whereby small or pre-m newborns
29. 1:27that require specialized Medical Care
30. 1:30are separated from their mothers and
31. 1:32caregivers inside a newborn Care
32. 1:35Unit so here is how you can help ensure
33. 1:39every small and pre-m baby gets the
34. 1:42skinto skinin contact they need from the
35. 1:45moment they are
36. 1:46born mothers can provide kangaroo mother
37. 1:49care for their babies starting
38. 1:52immediately after birth fathers partners
39. 1:56and family members can provide help and
40. 1:58relief stepping in when Mom needs rest
41. 2:03facilities and health workers can help
42. 2:06ensure mother and baby stay together
43. 2:09right after birth even when the baby is
44. 2:12sick for many facilities this will
45. 2:16require a radical shift in the way care
46. 2:18is provided so that mother and baby
47. 2:22receive Medical Care together in one
48. 2:25place even if the baby is sick and needs
49. 2:29intensive
50. 2:30care governments should recognize and
51. 2:33fund kangaroo mother care as essential
52. 2:36for all pream or small
53. 2:39[Music]
54. 2:40babies kangaroo mother care can
55. 2:43revolutionize how we look after small
56. 2:46and pre-m
57. 2:48babies let's make sure every baby gets
58. 2:51the contact they need together from the
59. 2:54moment of birth
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