Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
IMPACT OF KANGAROO MOTHER CARE ON LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES AND MOTHERS
Dr. Subhash Walinjkar , Dr.Deepti Ade, Dr. Arooba Aleem, Dr. Ishant Mahajan, Dr Harsh Jain
JCDR. 2023: 1264-1270
Abstract
Low birth weight is an important social health problem. Low ibirth iweight iis ione iof ithe iprincipal icontributors ito ineonatal imorbidity iand imortality iworldwide , iit iaccounts ifor iupto i70% iof ineonatal imortality iin isome icountries. iKangaroo iMother iCare i(KMC) iis ian ialternative iapproach i ideveloped iin iview iof ithe ilack iof iadequate iincubator ifor ilow ibirth iweight ibabies iand iis iproposed ias ian iappropriate itechnology ifor ithe icare iof ilow ibirth iweight ibabies iin ideveloping icountries. iKangaroo imother icare igives ithe ialienated imother ito iher irightful iplace iin ithe imanagement iof iher ineonate i iand ihas ibeen ifound ito ire-establish ihuman imilk ias ithe inutrition iof ichoice.It also helps in building up the confidence in mothers for taking care of their preterm and low birth babies.
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