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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
A. N. M. Ehtesham Kabir, Sharmin Afroze, Zubair Amin, Agnihotri Biswas, Sabina Ashrafee Lipi, Mahbuba Khan, Khaleda Islam, Shamsul Haque, M. A. K. Azad Choudhury, Mohammod Shahidullah
Summary: The national kangaroo mother care programme in Bangladesh has shown positive outcomes from 2016 to 2020, with an increase in facilities and decent coverage. Mortality of babies receiving kangaroo mother care has been decreasing, but post-discharge follow-up remains low.
BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sugandha Arya, Helga Naburi, Kondwani Kawaza, Sam Newton, Chineme H. Anyabolu, Nils Bergman, Suman P. N. Rao, Pratima Mittal, Evelyne Assenga, Luis Gadama, Roderick Larsen-Reindorf, Oluwafemi Kuti, Agnes Linner, Sachiyo Yoshida, Nidhi Chopra, Matilda Ngarina, Ausbert T. Msusa, Adwoa Boakye-Yiadom, Bankole P. Kuti, Barak Morgan, Nicole Minckas, Jyotsna Suri, Robert Moshiro, Vincent Samuel, Naana Wireko-Brobby, Siren Rettedal, Harsh V. Jaiswal, M. Jeeva Sankar, Isaac Nyanor, Hiresh Tiwary, Pratima Anand, Alexander A. Manu, Kashika Nagpal, Daniel Ansong, Isha Saini, Kailash C. Aggarwal, Nitya Wadhwa, Rajiv Bahl, Bjorn Westrup, Ebunoluwa A. Adejuyigbe, Gyikua Plange-Rhule, Queen Dube, Harish Chellani, Augustine Massawe
Summary: Immediate kangaroo mother care for low-birth-weight infants can reduce mortality rates compared to conventional care.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Johanna Sjomar, Hedda Ottesen, Goutum Banik, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Ylva Thernström Blomqvist, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman, Mats Malqvist
Summary: This study aimed to explore caregivers' experiences of providing Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in hospital and home settings in Bangladesh, in order to assess enablers and barriers to optimal implementation. The results showed that there are favorable conditions for caregivers to provide KMC in Bangladesh, including social support structures and positive attitudes towards the method of care. However, suboptimal implementation was observed due to delays in initiating KMC, difficulties in maintaining skin-to-skin contact, and pain after cesarean section. These findings suggest the need to address these facilitators and barriers in order to scale up the national KMC program.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Zainab Taha, Ludmilla Wikkeling-Scott
Summary: Mothers and newborns have a natural physiological need for immediate skin-to-skin contact after birth, known as Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC). KMC has been recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for successful breastfeeding. However, breastfeeding rates in the Middle East are still suboptimal, and practices such as KMC should be promoted to improve outcomes.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Helen Brotherton, Abdou Gai, Bunja Kebbeh, Yusupha Njie, Georgia Walker, Abdul K. Muhammad, Saffiatou Darboe, Mamadou Jallow, Buntung Ceesay, Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, Cally J. Tann, Simon Cousens, Anna Roca, Joy E. Lawn
Summary: This study conducted in The Gambia aimed to investigate the impact of early kangaroo mother care on the survival of neonates weighing less than 2000g. The findings showed that there was no significant difference in the mortality rate within 28 days among neonates receiving the intervention compared to those receiving standard care. There were also no notable differences in secondary outcomes and serious adverse events between the two groups.
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Pediatrics
Claire Gooding, Tina Lavin, Elise van Rooyen, Anne-Marie Bergh, David B. Preen
Summary: The study found that most mothers practicing continuous kangaroo mother care were ready for discharge. Women categorized as 'less ready' scored lower overall and within all questionnaire categories compared to those who were ready for discharge.
Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Qian Cai, Dan-Qi Chen, Hua Wang, Yue Zhang, Rui Yang, Wen-Li Xu, Xin-Fen Xu
Summary: Kangaroo mother care is an evidence-based intervention that can reduce morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. Support from facility management and leadership, as well as well-trained medical staff, is crucial for the successful integration of KMC into daily medical practice.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Ying Chun Cho, Abdou Gai, Brahima A. Diallo, Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, Joy E. Lawn, Melisa Martinez-Alvarez, Helen Brotherton
Summary: This study aimed to understand the barriers and enablers for early Kangaroo mother care (KMC) prior to stability from the perspectives of neonatal health care workers (HCW) in a high neonatal mortality resource limited setting. The barriers included unavailability of mothers during early neonatal unit admission, safety concerns, insufficient resources, and lack of privacy and respectful care. The enablers included education of HCW, sensitization of fathers and the community, and peer-to-peer support.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nobutu Muttau, Martha Mwendafilumba, Branishka Lewis, Keilya Kasprzyk, Colm Travers, J. Anitha Menon, Kunda Mutesu-Kapembwa, Aaron Mangangu, Herbert Kapesa, Albert Manasyan
Summary: KMC is a feasible intervention that can improve neonatal outcomes among preterm infants in Zambia. The study findings show a promising, practical approach to scaling up KMC in Zambia.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Laura Marcela Torres, Goldy Mazia, Tanya Guenther, Bina Valsangkar, Steve Wall
Summary: The study focused on tracking the status of facility-based Kangaroo mother care (KMC) in six priority countries across three different time periods. Progress in national policy and advocacy was relatively fast and consistent, while implementation support and research progress were slower and more variable. The number of health facilities offering KMC services increased in all six countries, but challenges remain in estimating coverage and integrating KMC indicators into national health information systems.
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Nahya Salim, Josephine Shabani, Kimberly Peven, Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman, Ashish Kc, Donat Shamba, Harriet Ruysen, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Naresh Kc, Namala Mkopi, Sojib Bin Zaman, Kizito Shirima, Shafiqul Ameen, Stefanie Kong, Omkar Basnet, Karim Manji, Theopista John Kabuteni, Helen Brotherton, Sarah G. Moxon, Agbessi Amouzou, Tedbabe Degefie Hailegebriel, Louise T. Day, Joy E. Lawn
Summary: This study evaluated the measurement of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in five hospitals in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Tanzania, comparing different data sources to identify gaps in coverage and quality of KMC. The results showed that routine hospital KMC register data have the potential to track coverage, and further research on KMC measurement is important for accelerating the scale-up of high impact care for vulnerable newborns.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2021)
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Pediatrics
Rohit Kapoor, Anjali Verma, Poonam Dalal, Geeta Gathwala, Jagjit Dalal
Summary: The implementation of a KMC education protocol resulted in earlier initiation and longer duration of KMC, higher proportion of eligible preterms receiving KMC in the NICU and at home, as well as more family members providing KMC.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Syawal Kamiluddin Saptaputra, Meily Kurniawidjaja, Indri Hapsari Susilowati, Hadi Pratomo
Summary: This study provides an overview of equipment supporting Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) and identifies different types of equipment that improve the comfort of mothers, monitor the health and development of infants, and serve as therapy for infants. Through 17 relevant studies, it was found that certain equipment can effectively improve the quality of KMC.
Article
Pediatrics
Abiy Seifu Estifanos, Damen Haile Mariam, Addisalem Fikre, Mesfin Kote, Abraham Tariku, Grace J. Chan
Summary: The aim of this study was to develop and optimize a locally tested Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) scale-up model to achieve high population-based effective coverage of KMC in Oromia region. Through three cycles of iterative model implementation, a model that achieved 54% population-based effective coverage of KMC was developed.
Article
Pediatrics
Francesco Cavallin, Daniele Trevisanuto, Tran Viet Tiep, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Diep, Vuong Thi Hao, Doan Thi Ngan, Nguyen Thi Thuy, Nguyen Thi Xuan Hoi, Luciano Moccia
Summary: Our survey revealed limited implementation of KMC in Vietnamese maternity hospitals, with noticeable differences among different levels of healthcare facilities. Areas for improvement include increasing the duration of skin-to-skin contact, establishing dedicated spaces, involving relatives, expanding the availability of written protocols, implementing early discharge and follow-up monitoring.
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Swagata Tripathy, Bharath K. T. Vijayaraghavan, Manoj K. Panigrahi, Asha P. Shetty, Rashan Haniffa, Rajesh C. Mishra, Abi Beane
Summary: Healthcare workers perceived fear of infection and impact of lockdown as important contributors to COVID collateral damage syndrome (CCDS), resulting in service disruption and decreased utilization. Insistence on COVID test results and duty avoidance were identified as significant causes for CCDS by HCWs from private hospitals and those in leadership roles.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2021)
