They presented their results that year at a UNICEF conference: The babies in kangaroo care sleep more, and cry less, than those in incubators. The researchers published their results in the 1983 Spanish language journal Curso de Medicina Fetal. The body warmth of a parent also helps control the baby's temperature. Kangaroo care works, researchers believe, because the infants pick up heartbeat and breathing rhythms from the parents' bodies, helping to stabilize their own heartbeat and breathing. The Colombian researchers found that parent-child snuggling had benefits similar to incubators. But resource-poor countries have precious few incubators, and babies were dying for lack of technology. They were hoping to find a way to reduce the country's high death rate for premature infants - approximately 70% at the time.įormerly, these premature babies were placed in incubators - when they were available - to control the infants' temperatures, provide an optimal amount of oxygen and keep them away from disturbing loud noise and bright lights. In 1978, physician researchers Edgar Rey Sanabria and Héctor Martínez-Gómez introduced the technique at the maternity ward of the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Bogota, Colombia. Kangaroo care, in effect, turns parents into pseudo-incubators. The technique is especially valuable in low-resource areas of the world that may be short on medical technology, including incubators. The name conjures up the way that kangaroo moms hold their offspring in their pouch. In other words: When a baby is born prematurely, a good way to help the baby survive and thrive is simply to hold it close to a parent's naked chest. The World Health Organization offered a similar perspective last November, advising "immediate skin to skin care for survival of small and preterm babies." Reviewing 31 trials that involved over 15,000 infants, the new study noted a reduction in childhood mortality by approximately a third among those who experienced kangaroo care starting within 24 hours of birth. It's the latest affirmation of skin-to-skin care for small and preterm babies to reduce the risk of infection and mortality. Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal.Kangaroo care received a ringing endorsement in a study published in the British Medical Journal this week. “Harm to a single person is harm to one too many persons,” it said, vowing to “exert all efforts to avoid additional incidents.” In a May 17 statement, Cumberland County expressed “continued condolences to the families of those whose loss led to this settlement. The changes, which await a federal judge’s approval, would include “access to life-saving medications, treatment for opiate withdrawal, and protection for those with a heightened risk of self-harm and suicide.” Under the proposed consent decree with the Justice Department, the jail is required to upgrade health care for inmates, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in announcing the agreement on May 17. Consent decree requires changes at Bridgeton jail Named defendants include the county, its jail and Warden Eugene Caldwell. The suit seeks unspecified damages for Amy Williams and her late husband's estate. "He would always go out of his way to help someone in need." “He loved making people laugh and had a great sense of humor," the obituary said. The father of two hanged himself on March 1, five days after returning to the jail from a week-long stay in a hospital.Īn obituary described Williams as a golfer, poker player and motorcyclist. "We hope that in time the jail will put safeguards in place to protect inmates who they have an obligation to protect," said the lawyers, Eric Kahn and Heidi Weintraub of Springfield, Union County.Įverett Williams, formerly an operator at Millville’s water department for more than 29 years, was jailed on an undisclosed charge in February 2022, the lawsuit says. It also alleges a failure to properly screen inmates for mental health problems and to provide proper care, including medication, for detainees going through opioid withdrawal.Īttorneys for Amy Williams said "apparent institutional failings" at the jail have led to inadequate care and inmates' deaths. Suit: Cumberland County Jail not a safe environmentĪmong other claims, the suit asserts prison staffers failed to keep Williams “free from injury, self-harm and death.”
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |