Baby carrier therapy is the action of providing skin-to-skin contact with the parent. This is done by placing the baby in minimal clothing, usually just a diaper, and placing the baby skin-to-skin on the parent's bare chest. There have always been positive effects in kangaroo therapy. Some of its positive effects are regulating the baby's temperature, breathing and stabilizing the heart rate. It has also been found to help with bonding and helps with breastfeeding. When parents perform kangaroo therapy, they hold the baby in their arms and are more confident when leaving the hospital. Kangaroo care is for most children. Even premature babies achieve good results with pouch therapy. In 1978, a neonatologist had the idea that it would help with the shortage of resources. He thought that contact between mother and baby provided easy breastfeeding and warmth for the baby. This caused the search to begin. In 1989, research was conducted in which 35 children who had had skin-to-skin contact and 36 children who had had normal contact were compared. In that study they found that breastfeeding lasted longer in the kangaroo therapy group. The articles found that the patient with pouch therapy also showed less hesitation when leaving the hospital. They felt more prepared for their work as parents. There was another study conducted by a midwife that looked at the relationship between NICU and baby carrier therapy. The study noted that NICU stay decreased by one day when patients participated in pouch therapy. This study also found that more babies with pouch therapy were discharged breastfed. Studies have also found that positive results have occurred even in sick children. Skin-to-skin contact with the baby proves to help the mother with... middle of paper... or the father. The father providing pouch care makes the baby more attached to the father and provides them with a way to bond. This can also be applied in the neonatal intensive care setting. Mothers who have babies in the NICU can come to visit the baby and practice baby carrier therapy. Babies admitted to the NICU usually have thermoregulation problems and receive pouch therapy; the baby's temperature can be adjusted. Breast milk takes a while to arrive. Thanks to kangaroo therapy, skin-to-skin contact helps the mother produce milk faster. By studying the research conducted on kangaroo therapy, the nurse can execute evidence-based practices and use kangaroo therapy in their work. Using research, the nurse is able to apply this knowledge and create a bond between the child and his parents. It can also help the child, both sick and healthy.