___________ care is a NICU procedure that involves skin-to-skin contact in which the baby, wearing only a diaper, is held upright against the parent's bare chest.

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Answer:

The correct answer is- Kangaroo care

Explanation:

Kangaroo care is a method of baby carrying given especially to the baby who is premature. It involves the skin-to-skin contact of naked baby or partially naked baby(baby with the only a diaper) with the parent or mother's bare skin for as long as possible.

It helps the premature baby to stabilize its heart rate, decrease crying, gaining weight rapidly, improve the pattern of breathing, increase sleep time. etc. The longer the time of kangaroo care the better would be the result in baby health. Therefore the correct answer is kangaroo care.