Empathetic Iteration of a SnuggleTime Garment System for Kangaroo Care of Mothers and Babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Authors

  • Kelly A. Cobb University of Delaware
  • Abigail R. Clarke-Sather Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 217 Engineering Building University of Minnesota Duluth 218-726-8424

Abstract

Kangaroo care (KC), involves skin-to-skin contact where an infant lays chest-to-chest on an adult caregiver. Feldmen and Eidelman (2003) suggest KC is a low-cost option with known health benefits for preterm infants. Babies in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) often cannot be held due to their own health or concerns about the health of their mothers. NICUs lack privacy and the presence of medical equipment makes kangaroo care more difficult than other public or private settings (e.g. in the home). Moreover, clothing is a physical barrier to exposing the skin for kangaroo care, which creates a design opportunity (Sather-Clarke, 2018).

Author Biographies

  • Kelly A. Cobb, University of Delaware
    Assistant Professor Fashion and Apparel Studies Faculty Advisor: AATCC (American Association of Textile Colorists and Chemists)
  • Abigail R. Clarke-Sather, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 217 Engineering Building University of Minnesota Duluth 218-726-8424
    Assistant Professor

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Published

2020-01-21

Issue

2020: Special Issue: Empathy in Design

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Scholarly Articles

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