Programas Madre Canguro frente a la pandemia COVID-19

Abstract

The Kangaroo Mother Program (PMC) is the most important Colombian contribution in the world in the field of neonatology; it is the golden strategy in the ambulatory management of premature newborns in Colombia, and within this philosophy it feels the commitment within the COVID-19 contingency to establish recommendations and guidelines to

guarantee the continuity, opportunity, and safety of the premature newborn and high-risk newborns. This article will address how the Kangaroo Mother Program copes with the pandemic with its essential components, such as early departure from the kangaroo position with breastfeeding, which has shown a decrease in hospitalization time, a decrease in severe infections, and most importantly, empowers mother in the proper care of her child, which are vital elements of the mother-child bond.