Many women in the southern African country of Malawi might have laughed at the idea, until recently, when Save the Children began promoting a new program called Kangaroo Mother Care, a simple, effective way for mothers to help their newborn babies survive the first critical days of life.

The need is dramatic in Malawi, where too few mothers have access to skilled care during pregnancy and childbirth, 20 percent of all newborns are born with low birth weight, and more than 20,000 mothers each year bear the tragedy of their newborn babies dying.

Encouraging new mothers to practice “skin-to-skin” contact with their newborns—like a kangaroo mother keeps her baby in her pouch— Kangaroo Mother Care has already helped save lives among newborns in Malawi, especially among low birth weight and pre-term babies.

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