AdvertisementKangaroo Care Helps Preemies And Full Term Babies, TooJanuary 23, 2017Patti NeighmondfacebookEmailSalma Shabaik holds her newborn son, Ali. When he was born, she held him naked against her bare skin, a practice called kangaroo care. Ali is wearing an ear cap to correct a lop ear. (Morgan Walker for NPR)