Preemies with more skin-to-skin contact had stronger development in brain regions linked to emotion and stress regulation The contact might aid bonding as well as encouraging new connections within ...

STANFORD, California (KPIX) — A recent study from Stanford Medicine emphasized the importance of “Kangaroo Care” for premature newborns, citing that the skin-to-skin care method improves the child’s ...

Skin-to-skin cuddling with a parent has lasting cognitive benefits for premature babies, according to a new Stanford Medicine study. Preemies who received more skin-to-skin contact, also known as ...

KANSAS CITY _ Jessica VanderKlei of Grain Valley, Mo., was, in her own words, "freaking out." She was little more than halfway through her pregnancy on Jan. 18 when she noticed her feet had swollen.

PORTLAND -- Father's Day morning, a new Vancouver dad is flying out for deployment to Afghanistan, and he's leaving his twin boys behind. Landon and Brody Dressler were born 13 weeks early, at just ...

Felicia Meeks had never heard of Kangaroo Care before she went into labor suddenly with twins at seven months. That quickly changed. Meeks, 28, didn't realize she was in labor until she got to the ...

Absatou has had to endure far more in life than most 22-year-olds. Not only was she forced to flee her home in the Central African Republic because of fighting, but she has also faced the unimaginable ...

A recent study from Stanford Medicine emphasized the importance of "Kangaroo Care" for premature newborns, citing that the skin-to-skin care method improves the child's cognitive health and stabilizes ...