Some pictures are just too sad to not make you feel something. One example of this kind of picture is one of a young boy helping his dad warm up his premature twin sisters.The picture was first posted on the Danish Facebook group Parents and Birth in Denmark about three years ago. It got new attention after being reposted again. Scandinavian maternity hospitals have lately started using newborn patients in an interesting new procedure.

The “skin-to-skin” method is used by doctors to keep babies warmer and more comfortable, especially those who are born before their due dates. Premature babies feel a lot of pain because their brains and central nervous systems are not fully developed yet. But they seem to feel less pain when they touch each other, which suggests that it may have pain-relieving or calming benefits.

The purpose of this method, known as “kangaroo care,” is to make babies feel safe and good during a very important time in their growth. According to studies from the National Institutes of Health, this method works well to ease babies’ pain. People think that this method helps babies who were born before they’re due deal with the stress of giving birth, which speeds up their healing and lets them start thriving sooner.

In the past few years, the Scandinavian maternity hospitals listed above have had great results. In the past few years, the mortality rate for premature babies has gone from 30% to 70%, which is a huge increase. A lot of people have responded to this method’s use in just one case online. A Danish Facebook group called Parents and Birth in Denmark has a picture of a little boy helping his dad with the “skin-to-skin” method. The kid is five years old.

This little boy has twin babies. He has one on his dad’s chest and the other in his own arms. It looks like everyone is calm and enjoying the benefits of this amazing treatment that is done with the eyes closed after giving birth. The picture went around the internet again after being shared on the NINO Birth Facebook page not long ago. “Skin to skin contact helps the baby breathe better,” says the photo’s caption, written by Swedish professor Uwe Ewald, who talks about the benefits of kangaroo care.
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“The kid calms down and puts on weight more quickly.” Researchers have found that the bacteria that live in parents’ homes are less likely to cause major infections in children than hospital bacteria.We feel moved by this sweet, innocent picture and the fact that this easy way can help parents who have babies before they’re due.