"Kangaroo Mother Care" (KMC) involves skin-to-skin contact between the baby's front and the "mother's" chest. This contact has improved the survival rate of premature¹ babies. KMC has been widely used in the US, Japan and Europe, yet in China premature infants are often put in incubators from birth.

 

“袋鼠式护理法”指的是婴儿睡在“母亲”（护理人员）胸前、肌肤相亲，“母亲”用自己的体温温暖孩子。这种亲密接触能增加早产儿的存活率。这种方法近年来在欧美和日本得到推崇，但在中国尚未普及，更常见的是早产儿一出生就“住进了”保温箱中。

 

To mimic² the atmosphere of the womb, "kangaroo mothers" must sit still for a whole hour without going to the bathroom or breathing heavily.

 

为了模拟子宫中的环境，每次“袋鼠妈妈”要一动不动地坐一个小时，让小婴儿听着“妈妈”均匀的呼吸，也不能起身去卫生间。