Do you know the kangaroo method for the treatment of premature babies? In the blog we talked about this concept that emerged in the 1970s that confirms that skin-to-skin contact is really effective for the recovery of babies born with very low weight several weeks ahead of schedule.
A sign that the closeness of a mother is capable of saving lives is the shocking case of the little Rachael born in Edinburgh at 24 weeks gestation.
The doctors gave him a few minutes of life outside the uterus because he was practically not breathing and his heart was beating once every ten seconds.
His mother did not hesitate a second. He picked it up and placed it on his chest inside his own nightgown so he wouldn't die of cold thinking that would be his last hug.
He says he could feel his tiny little feet when the miracle happened. Suddenly the baby's heartbeat began to regulate, which allowed him to regain the ability to start breathing on his own.
Although doctors were still pessimistic, the girl regained body temperature and began to evolve favorably.
Four months later she was discharged with 3,600 kilograms of the hospital where she was born and today she can receive a lot of hugs from her mother at home.
These kinds of stories that we know every so often reach our hearts, It is true that many babies do not succeed, but you have to try until the last consequences because those helpless babies of just a few grams are great heroes, who with the love of a mother can star in true miracles.
