Humanizing Neonatal Resuscitation: The Contribution of the Kangaroo Method

The Kangaroo Mother Care Method is a holistic and personalized approach to the neurodevelopmental care of newborns. Its primary goal is to reduce environmental stress by adapting the environment and care practices to protect the developing brain and optimize neurological growth. The Kangaroo Mother Care Method also involves parents, particularly the mother, through prolonged skin-to-skin contact. Our descriptive analytical study aims to improve and facilitate the practice of the Kangaroo method by all mothers in the neonatal intensive care unit of the Mohammed VI University Hospital Center in Tangier. This is a survey conducted with 70 mothers of newborns hospitalized in the intensive care unit to determine the benefits and challenges of the Kangaroo method. The results of our study identified several advantages of this method, with 89% of mothers observing that their newborns became calmer and slept longer during its practice. This was in addition to improvements in physiological parameters (temperature and heart rate). Furthermore, all mothers confirmed that the Kangaroo Mother Care method helps manage stress and anxiety during their baby’s hospitalization. However, our study identified several obstacles to improve for the proper practice of this technique, such as the position of the chairs, respect for privacy; and a quiet environment. Through our study we concluded that the skin- to -skin or Kangaroo technique is promising thanks to its positive impact on maternal and infant health, not forgetting that it requires more technical and psychosocial support to optimize its adoption in the various maternity services.