Community based kangaroo mother care for low birth weight babies: A pilot study

Background & objectives: Kangaroo mother care (KMC - early continuous skin-to-skin contact between mother and infants) has been recommended as an alternative care for low birth weight infants. There is limited evidence in our country on KMC initiated at home. The present study was undertaken to...

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Main Authors: Reeta Rasaily, K K Ganguly, M Roy, S N Vani, N Kharood, R Kulkarni, S Chauhan, S Swain, L Kanugo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2017;volume=145;issue=1;spage=51;epage=57;aulast=Rasaily