What is kangaroo mother care? Systematic  review of the literature

Grace J Chan; Bina Valsangkar; Sandhya Kajeepeta; Ellen O Boundy; Stephen Wall

doi:10.7189/jogh.06.010701

Journal of Global Health (Jun 2016)

What is kangaroo mother care? Systematic review of the literature

Grace J Chan,
Bina Valsangkar,
Sandhya Kajeepeta,
Ellen O Boundy,
Stephen Wall

Affiliations

Grace J Chan: Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Saving Newborn Lives, Save the Children, Washington, DC, USA
Bina Valsangkar: Saving Newborn Lives, Save the Children, Washington, DC, USA
Sandhya Kajeepeta: Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
Ellen O Boundy: Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
Stephen Wall: Saving Newborn Lives, Save the Children, Washington, DC, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.06.010701
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 1

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Kangaroo mother care (KMC), often defined as skin–to–skin contact between a mother and her newborn, frequent or exclusive breastfeeding, and early discharge from the hospital has been effective in reducing the risk of mortality among preterm and low birth weight infants. Research studies and program implementation of KMC have used various definitions.

Published in Journal of Global Health

ISSN: 2047-2978 (Print); 2047-2986 (Online)
Publisher: Edinburgh University Global Health Society
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: http://jogh.org

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