Kangaroo-Mother care method

Preferred Label : Kangaroo-Mother care method;

MeSH definition : A method of continuously holding a partially wrapped baby to the chest, involving skin-to-skin contact. Originally it was a method of caring for LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANT in developing countries and is now more widespread in developed nations. Aside from encouraging breast feeding, the extra sleep that the infant gets assists in regulating body temperature, helps the baby conserve energy, and redirects calorie expenditures toward growth and weight gain.;

MeSH synonym : care method, Kangaroo-Mother; care methods, Kangaroo-Mother; Kangaroo-Mother care methods; method, Kangaroo-Mother care; methods, Kangaroo-Mother care; Kangaroo-Mother care; care, Kangaroo-Mother; kangaroo mother care; care, kangaroo mother; kangaroo mother care method;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Kangaroo care;

MeSH annotation : humans only; check the tags HUMAN and INFANT or INFANT, NEWBORN;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo care;

Details

Origin ID

D060127;

UMLS CUI

C1257803;

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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Kangaroo (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Kangaroo care (regime/therapy) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Skin To Skin Technique [ICNP mean]
- kangaroo, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- Kangaroo-Mother care method [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]

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