The armchairs donated to the Neonatology of Sassari.
A gesture of generosity from a few days ago for the little patients of the Neonatology and neonatal intensive care (Tin) of the Aou of Sassari and for their parents.
“Breastfeeding chairs are a valuable tool in neonatal intensive care,” she said Mariantonia Cossuresponsible for Neonatology and neonatal intensive care – because they allow both breastfeeding and kangaroo mother care (Kmc) both comparable to a well-established therapy”.
There kangaroo mother carea practice strongly supported by the WHO (World Health Organization), is also known as pouch therapy or kangaroo therapy and allows the baby to experience more intimate contact with his mother. A contact that, in some way, reminds him ofintrauterine experience.
“The idea of donating breastfeeding chairs was born in agreement with Dr. Cossu, because we thought about the well-being of the mother and the newborn baby – he stated Paolo Spinapresident of the AssociationClub 4×4 Experience Sardinia‘ –. With the over 4,000 euros donated, we purchased 5 armchairs and they were placed in the neonatal intensive care room so that the mother can have a direct relationship with the little one from the first moments of life. We are happy and I think we have fully achieved our objective.”
The ergonomic armchairs they represent an essential element to improve the comfort of parents of hospitalized premature newborns, offering them a welcoming place to take care of their children. The constant presence of parents is essential for this children’s emotional and cognitive developmentand ergonomic armchairs allow them to be present in a more comfortable and sustainable way in time.
“The prolonged skin-to-skin contactthe sound of the parents’ voice determines a greater stability of all the parameters but above all all the positive stimuli that are provided influence the neurological development of the newborn. Breastfeeding, Kmc, pain prevention and parental care play a very important role in neuroprotection mechanisms. Our newborns thank everyone who contributed to this beautiful gift“, concluded the Doctor Cossu.
The ‘Club 4×4 Experience Sardinia’ association was able to donate the ergonomic armchairs to Viale San Pietro clinicthanks to the contributions collected during the ‘Natale da Rombo’ initiative in which over 120 vehicles from different areas of the island participated and which also saw the participation of the associations Scarbura Tir of Ploaghe, Maestrali 4×4 of Tempio Pausania and Square race wars Sardinia. The donation procedure was handled by the General Affairs service of the hospital.
