OBJECTIVE To evaluate clinical outcomes, growth and exclusive breastfeeding rates in premature infants assisted by Kangaroo Mother Care at birth, at discharge and at six months of life. METHODS Prospective study of a premature infants cohort assisted by Kangaroo Mother Care in a tertiary public maternity in Northeast Brazil with birth weight ≤1750g and with clinical conditions for Kangaroo ca...

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 ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of kangaroo care on exclusive breastfeeding in low birth weight newborns until 6 months of life. METHODS Prospective study carried out with 43 newborns (23 allocated in the kangaroo group and 23 in a control group) weighing < 2,000 g and staying in the neonatal unit for at least 7 days. Exclusive breastfeeding rates between the groups were compared until the a...

This study aims to identify the benefits of kangaroo care on physiological function premature infants with mechanical ventilation support. The method used is a systematic review through article searches Proquest, ScienceDirect and Ebsco data sources. results showed that intervention in who were mechanically ventilated was not only safe but also stabilized improved function. In conclusion, provi...

In the early 1980s, paediatricians working in Colombia recognized and researched the medical benefits of Kangaroo mother care, defined as a combination of skin-to-skin contact, exclusive breastfeeding (where possible), early discharge and adequate follow up (Rey and Martinez, 1983). Their research found that this practice was an alternative to the conventional method of care for premature and l...

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: kangaroo mother care (kmc) is the most implementation intervention in caring of the infants, as in this method, both the mothers and infants are cared. the world health organization recommends implementation of kmc for all infants. however, there are some barriers in the way of its application. the purpose of this study was evaluation of the practical application of kmc and...