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Kangaroo Care Becoming More Popular for New Parents

By: Julie Dolan
Updated: May 17, 2012
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Kangaroo Care is a technique practiced on newborn babies. It focuses on skin to skin contact between an infant and an adult.

Merritt Bates Lewis, a representative of the Green River District Health Department, joined us on Local 7 Lifestyles to talk about the benefits of Kangaroo Care for parents and children.

To learn more about services offered by the Health Department, log on to www.healthdepartment.org or call 1-855-723-4200.

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