Have you ever heard of the kangaroo care?
It’s a method of holding a baby that involves skin-to-skin contact.
By placing the baby in an upright position against a parent’s bare chest, researchers found that babies’ conditions dramatically improved. Some of the benefits of kangaroo care for the baby include improved breathing pattern and stabilization of the baby’s heart rate.
If you don’t believe that this method is really effective, Kate and David Ogg’s story will definitely change your mind.
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When Kate and David first found out that she was pregnant, the couple was so excited to start a family.point 199 | The couple were especially happy, since they had been struggling to get pregnant.point 268 |
On top of this, Kate was pregnant with twins! You can probably guess just how emotional they were when they got the news.point 99 |
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However, their happiness didn’t seem to last for long.point 151 | The twins, Jamie and Emily, were born prematurely at only six-and-a-half months.point 220 |
Following their birth, nurses told the parents the most devastating news: Jamie, their son, did not survive.point 92 |
But, both Kate and David refused to say good-bye without doing anything.point 153 | 1
Kate asked to hold him, and had David to join her in bed, so that they could both have some skin-to-skin-time with Jamie.point 367 |
It was something similar to the Kangaroo care.point 39 |
You won’t believe what happened next.point 77 |
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As the video shows, this little boy started to breathe on its own, and even started moving.point 152 |
As soon as the parents felt Jamie move, they immediately called the hospital staff into the room.point 233 |
With the help of the parents and the hospital staff, Jamie miraculously came back to life! point 75 | 1
Watch the video, and you will realize that the power of the parents’ touch is unbelievable.