CMS marks Kangaroo Care Awareness Day

International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day, which takes place on Thursday 15 May, aims to increase the support for, and knowledge of, the practice of Kangaroo Care.

As a specialist supplier of developmental care products, Central Medical Supplies (CMS) champions Kangaroo Care, which is a unique ‘kangaroo-like’ therapy of skin-to-skin contact between a newborn and an adult. CMS provides healthcare professionals with a range of products to assist with the technique.

This year marks the 15th anniversary of Kangaroo Care Awareness Day and the theme “Stillness is Strength” is a reminder that in moments of calm, babies find healing, stability and resilience. When parents hold their infant skin-to-skin, the quiet rhythm of breath, heartbeat and warmth becomes powerful medicine. The theme highlights how the gentle presence of families provides strength for babies to grow and thrive, while honouring the clinicians, caregivers and communities who make Kangaroo Care possible around the world.

As a passionate advocate of the merits of Kangaroo Care, CMS supplies both baby warming and phototherapy systems to help facilitate the therapy. The Kanmed Baby Warmer is clinically proven to help babies from 1,000 grams maintain their core body temperature and achieve normothermia. A key advantage of the Kanmed Baby Warmer is the access it gives parents to their baby so they can participate in Kangaroo Care. This is as opposed to a traditional incubator, which restricts the ability to participate in the technique. As the Warmer enables babies to be moved out of a traditional incubator sooner, it is a cost effective solution for hospitals as it enables more babies to be cared for.

Along with the Kanmed Baby Warmer, the Kanmed BabyBed is a modern way to care for newborn and premature babies outside of an incubator. When combined with the Kanmed Baby Warmer, it creates the perfect, open baby warming system, which encourages both parental involvement and care giving.

For more information on the Kanmed Baby Warmer or Kanmed BabyBed contact Sarah Ward, Brand and Product Manager at Central Medical Supplies, on 07985 425 397, email sarah.ward@centralmedical.co.uk or visit www.centralmedical.co.uk

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