Centering and humanising health systems: empowerment through Kangaroo Mother Care

Willson, Marisa; Kumar, Vishwajeet

doi:10.7189/jogh.11.03105

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“…14 With the wide-spread enthusiasm for family-integrated care in UK neonatal units, 15 KC could become a vital instrument in the move to return agency to parents, particularly to mothers, who are often, albeit unintentionally, marginalised during neonatal care. 16 Such disempowerment is often worse for women from ethnic minorities. We performed a pre-planned analysis of the responses to the parents' survey by ethnicity of the respondent.…”

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“…Other studies have reported enhanced attachment and feelings of confidence/empowerment as the main promoter of KC in settings similar to the United Kingdom 14 . With the wide‐spread enthusiasm for family‐integrated care in UK neonatal units, 15 KC could become a vital instrument in the move to return agency to parents, particularly to mothers, who are often, albeit unintentionally, marginalised during neonatal care 16 . Such disempowerment is often worse for women from ethnic minorities.…”

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Parents and healthcare professionals' attitudes to Kangaroo Care for preterm infants in the United Kingdom

2023

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Aim To explore the attitudes of parents and healthcare professionals (HCPs), and facilitators and barrier to implementation of Kangaroo Care (KC) in the United Kingdom. Methods Online cross‐sectional survey; distributed via the British Association of Perinatal Medicine, Bliss (UK‐based charity), social media. Results Sixty HCPs responded. 37 (62%) were nurses/nurse practitioners. 57 (95%) regularly implement KC. The most important factor that supported KC implementation was the team's belief in benefits of KC. Increased workload, staff shortage and fear about safely of KC in unwell infants were recognised as the challenges preventing implementation. Five hundred eighteen parents responded. 421 (81%) had a preterm baby within 3 years. 338 (80%) were familiar with KC. The main facilitator was the belief that their baby enjoyed it. Excess noise and crowding on the unit were the most frequently reported barriers. Lack of opportunity and limited staff support were the main reasons why they had been unable to practice KC. Conclusion We found that most HCPs and parents believe that KC is beneficial and would like to practice it. Lack of resources to enable effective implementation is the main barrier. Service development and implementation research is required to ensure that KC is delivered in all UK neonatal units.

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