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our actions impact those beyond ourselves.In other words, ethics is other regarding; and, it is also normative in the sense that how we act is expressive of notions of good, value, meaning, and so forth.For this paper, let us consider the question: "Is it ethical to not provide infant and family centred developmental care initiatives?"These initiatives can be understood broadly as those activities designed to support the medical and developmental needs of infants, especially preterm or critically ill newborns, while also involving their families as essential partners in care.Let us take kangaroo care as an example.Kangaroo care, the practice of skin-to-skin contact between a newborn and their parent, generally raises few ethical concerns. 7,8We could say it is expressive of a fundamental human encounter.Consider a mother's words, Kangaroo care, holding him skin-to-skin, is our time.It's so settling to feel his warm skin against mine.I get him nestled in, on my chest, and just lay my hands over him.His breathing steadies.He holds a breath, I hold a breath.I find myself sighing without even meaning to just as he exhales.It's like my body senses his and harmonizes with his.I do not normally even give it any thought.We just are together sensing each other's heart beat.Sometimes I will read a book with my free hand.Other times, a friend will be there and we talk quietly.I don't really need to concentrate on him; I am feeling him as he is feeling me.To have him close -it just feels so good, so calm.Sometimes we just need to lie there together and let the day pass by.(from van Manen, 2021, p. 59) 9