Kangaroo care for premature babies
Premature babies often need a lot of expensive specialised care - but that isn\u2019t always available. So, doctors in Colombia are teaching mothers to look after their babies in a similar way that kangaroos look after their own young.
It\u2019s called "kangaroo mother care" and instead of being in an incubator, babies are wrapped tightly against their mother\u2019s skin. \n \nThe technique was developed in Bogota in the late 1970s as a response to overcrowding in hospital maternity units. There weren't enough incubators and around 70% of premature babies didn\u2019t survive.
Doctors started using this simple skin-to-skin method. They found it wasn't only saving babies lives but was helping them to thrive. Now kangaroo care has spread around the world.
Presenter: Myra Anubi\nReporter: Zoe Gelber\nSeries producer: Tom Colls\nSound mix: Hal Haines\nEditor: Richard Vadon\nEmail: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk\nImage: A baby in the kangaroo position