Changing a Culture of Skin to Skin - Kangaroo Mother Care - in a Level 4 NICU

Summary

A recorded conference talk from the 2021 Virtual ONE Conference in which an NNP, physiotherapist and medical director from Omaha Children's Hospital describe how they increased skin-to-skin (kangaroo) care in their level 4 NICU from under 4 to over 20 babies per week. It covers the practical steps they took, including updating policies, staff education and empowering families and nurses to make holding routine.