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Kangaroo-Mother Care Method

Known as: Kangaroo-Mother Care, Methods, Kangaroo-Mother Care, Care, Kangaroo-Mother 
A method of continuously holding a partially wrapped baby to the chest, involving skin-to-skin contact. Originally it was a method of caring for LOW… 
National Institutes of Health

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2014
2014
Comparative Effect of Massage Therapy versus Kangaroo Mother Care on Body Weight and Length of Hospital Stay in Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants
Background. Massage therapy (MT) and kangaroo mother care (KMC) are both effective in increasing the weight and reducing length… 
2013
2013
Skin-to-skin care for dying preterm newborns and their parents--a phenomenological study from the perspective of NICU nurses.
BACKGROUND Consequences of separation between preterm newborns and their parents have been discussed in many aspects, thus skin… 
Review
2013
Review
2013
Knowledge and practices of healthcare providers about essential newborn care and resuscitation in a district of Haryana.
In India, institutionalisation of deliveries is happening at a fast pace. Evaluating the knowledge and practices of healthcare… 
2013
2013
Provision of Kangaroo Mother Care: supportive factors and barriers perceived by parents.
BACKGROUND Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) supports parents' role at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). To enhance parents… 
2012
2012
Progress in the implementation of kangaroo mother care in 10 hospitals in Indonesia.
Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is an effective and safe method of caring for low-birthweight infants. This article describes the… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Authors' Response ‘Kangaroo mother care’ to prevent neonatal deaths due to pre-term birth complications
We are writing in response to the letter by Sloan et al.1 regarding our review of ‘Kangaroo mother care’.2 We are happy to see… 
1998
1998
Impact of season and discharge weight on complications and growth of Kangaroo Mother Care treated low birthweight infants in Mozambique
This study aimed to determine the impact of season and weight at discharge on growth rate and complications in low birthweight… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Recommendations For Collection, Storage, and Handling Of A Mother's Milk for Her Own Infant in The Hospital Setting
1988
1988
Management of Hypernatremic Dehydration due to Insufficient Lactation
Critical malnutrition and hypernatremic dehydration resulting from inadequate breast-feeding have previously been reported; the… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Relationships between attributes of mothers and their infants' IQ scores.
BECKWITH, LEILA. Relationships between Attributes of Mothers and Their Infants' IQ Scores. CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 1971, 42, 1083-1097… 
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