Advantages of Kangaroo Care and Early Tactile Touch for Neonatal Survival and Development
This review examines the effects of kangaroo care and physical touch on brain and behaviour development and epigenetic processes. The findings show that kangaroo care, which is an easily applied and cost-effective method, provides multifaceted benefits in terms of infant-child health.
Authors
- Songül Kekil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1713-7540)
- Sule Gokyildiz Surucu
- Elif Bayrakci Eroglu
Institutions
- Cukurova University (TR)
- Gaziantep University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jdn.70114
- Primary Topic
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00