Background Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a proven low-cost intervention to prevent
neonatal mortality of pre-term and low birth weight babies and is very relevant to …

Background Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is an evidence-based intervention
recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to reduce preterm mortality and …

Bangladesh has one of the world's highest rates of low birth weight along with prevalent
traditional care practices that leave newborns highly vulnerable to hypothermia, infection …

Introduction Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is the practice of early, continuous and prolonged
skin-to-skin contact between the mother and the baby with exclusive breastfeeding. Despite …

Kangaroo mother care (KMC) represents an intervention in low birth weight infants for
resource-limited settings which aims to reduce mortality rates by thermoregulation …

Background: Preterm birth is one of the leading causes of under-five child deaths worldwide
and in India. Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a powerful and easy-to-use method to promote …

Objective To describe the implementation, coverage and performance of the national
kangaroo mother care programme in Bangladesh. Methods Kangaroo mother care services …

Objective: Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), an intervention following childbirth
whereby the newborn is placed skin-to-skin (STS) on mother's chest to promote thermal …

Background Kangaroo mother care (KMC) reduces mortality among stable neonates≤ 2000
g. Lack of data tracking coverage and quality of KMC in both surveys and routine information …

Background More than 2.5 million newborns die each year, accounting for 47% of children
dying worldwide before their age of five years. Complications of preterm birth are the leading …