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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC)"”.
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Knowledge of and attitudes towards kangaroo mother care in the Eastern Subdistrict, Cape Town
Kangaroo mother care (KMC) was first initiated in Colombia due to shortages of incubators and the incidence of severe hospital infections of new-born infants during hospital stay (Feldman, 2004). Currently it is identified by UNICEF as a universally available and biologically sound method of care …
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Outcomes of preterm infants discharged early from a South African Kangaroo Mother Care Unit
… are the leading contributor to neonatal deaths. Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), incorporating skin-to-skin care, breastfeeding, early discharge and close follow up, decreases morbidity and mortality in preterm and low-birth-weight infants. Few recent South African studies have looked at outcomes of …
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Kangaroo Care in the NICU: A Practice Guideline
… Rey and Dr. Martinez, proposed and developed the kangaroo mother care (KMC) method at Instituto Materno Infantil in Bogota, Colombia. This method was developed out of necessity, because the hospital wards for low birth weight infants were often overcrowded, and there were limited financial as well …
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An exploration of perceptions regarding the feasibility of implementation of Kangaroo Mother Care in the maternity ward of Tsumeb district hospital, Namibia
… globally, putting a heavy burden on health care and social systems, especially in developing countries as they are often understaffed and/or lack optimally functional equipment. In 1978, Dr E. Rey proposed the Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) programme which was further developed by coworkers at …
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An assessment of kangaroo mother care among staff in a specialized neonatal intensive care unit, Asmara, Eritrea
… Research has shown that the provision of Kangaroo mother care (KMC) can contribute to a reduction in morbidity and mortality among newborn infants. However, there is limited research on the practice of KMC in Eritrea. Methods: A mixed methods approach was adopted in a phenomenographic …
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The experience of mothers practising kangaroo mother care in the East London hospital complex
… a need to find measures that reduce the cost of care for low birth weight and pre-term babies without sacrificing quality. Conventional methods of care, where infants are exclusively cared for by the nursing staff using incubators, are very costly. In addition~ morbidity and mortality are …
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The Association of Kangaroo Mother Care, Energy Conservation, and Bonding in Preterm Neonates
… examine the association of kangaroo mother care (KMC) on energy utilization and bonding as evidenced by reduced biochemical markers of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) degradation, hypoxanthine (Hx), xanthine (Xa), and uric acid (UA), and (allantoin), a measure of oxidative …
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Review of Late Preterm birth at Mowbray Maternity Hospital
… is an important topic with many consequences for mother, child and society. It would be of interest to quantify the problem of late preterm birth at Mowbray Maternity Hospital (MMH); quantifying the deliveries into spontaneous versus medically indicated, and to explore the reasons and outcomes for …