: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a standardized and protocolized system for low birth weight, based on skin-to-skin contact between the infant mother. The mother's active participation crucial effectively implementing kangaroo services to improve physiological stress parameters neonates.

MCHIP’s Dr. Goldy Mazia is a Pediatrician/Public health physician with ample global newborn health experience. Dr. Mazia successfully practiced pediatrics in Colombia and in Israel for many years, before opting for a career in public health, where she has been recognized as a leading global expert. She serves as a newborn health expert on panels and in trainings around the world, including: the...

Globally, prematurity is the first cause of death in children under five. In absolute terms, almost one million babies die because of prematurity each year, mostly in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The risk of death increases with decreasing gestational age and with poverty. It is estimated that neonatal mortality could be reduced by 19% if all neonates could experience similar mortality ra...

Although, for centuries, women of many cultures have carried infants against their breasts, KMC was ‘rediscovered’ in Bogota, Columbia in 1984 by neonatologists Edgar Rey and Hector Martinez 1 . Due to non-availability of incubators, they adopted KMC for preterm and LBW babies who were otherwise stable and needed only to feed and grow. KMC is now successfully applied in many industrialized and ...

This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of kangaroo mother care in the management of low birth weight babies over conventional method care . The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of Kangaroo mother care in LBW babies with birth weight < 2500gm in temperature regulation and also in promotion of growth, exclusive breast feeding, bonding and confidence of mother in ...

Background  The aim of this study was determine the effect of kangaroo mother care (KMC) immediately after delivery on mother-infant attachment 3-month after delivery. Materials and Methods: In this RCT study, 72 mother-infant pairs were randomly divided in to kangaroo mother care and routine care groups.The intervention group received kangaroo mother care (KMC) in the first two hours post birt...

  Abstract   Background: The aim of study was to compare the effect of Kangaroo mother care (KMC) and conventional methods of care (CMC) in low birth weight babies less than 2000 grams.   Method: One hundred babies with birth weight less than 2000 grams and without clinical problem were   randomized in two groups the intervention group (N=50) who received Kangaroo mother care and the control gr...