Kangaroo Mother Care Explainer - INTL (No Subtitles)

00:02 – 00:07 - Did you know, Pakistan has one of the highest infant and newborn mortality rates in the world?

00:10 – 00:15 - One baby in every 22 dies during the first month of life.

00:18 – 00:26 - Kangaroo Mother Care, otherwise known as KMC, is an easy and cost-effective way to reduce newborn mortality.

00:29 – 00:32 - What is Kangaroo Mother Care and how does it benefit mother and baby?

00:33 – 00:38 - Kangaroo Mother Care is most commonly used for premature and low birth weight infants

00:39 – 00:41 - but it is equally beneficial for all newborns.

00:44 – 00:50 - It is a simple treatment technique that puts babies in direct, skin-to-skin contact with their mother.

00:51 – 00:53 - KMC allows the babies to be kept warm,

00:54 – 00:58 - and helps in stabilizing blood pressure, heart rate and respiration.

01:00 – 01:03 - It also contributes to brain development and weight gain.

01:04 – 01: 06 - Thus, increasing their chances of survival.

01:08 – 01:11 - Kangaroo Mother Care is simple and effective.

01:12 – 01:15 - It starts in hospital and is easy for the mothers to continue at home.

01:20 – 01:25 - Médecins Sans Frontières incorporates Kangaroo Mother Care in maternity projects around the world,

01:29 – 01:35 - and in Pakistan the technique is used in one of its projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

01:38 – 01:42 - Kangaroo Mother Care – for healthier mothers and babies.