KNH opens first Immediate Kangaroo Care Unit to reduce newborn deaths

 The newly launched Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (IKMC) at Kenyatta National Hospital. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]

Kenyatta National Hospital marked World Prematurity Day on November 17 with the launch of a ground-breaking Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (IKMC) unit, a development expected to reshape the way preterm and low-birth-weight babies are cared for in Kenya.

The new eight-bed unit represents a shift towards zero separation of mothers and their newborns from the moment of birth, even before the babies have fully stabilised.