Heart Rate Variability Responses of a Preterm Infant to Kangaroo Care

McCain, Gail C.; Ludington‐Hoe, Susan M.; Swinth, Joan Y.; Hadeed, Anthony

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“…In addition to maternal nurturing care, babies' developmental progress in this study is attributed to a warm comfortable KMC environment resulting in the baby's ability to sleep quietly for longer periods of time and rapid weight gain. Weight gain is partly associated to the baby's ability to sleep longer, thus conserving energy and preserving caloric expenditure toward growth [17,21]. With KMC, babies have been observed to spend longer hours sleeping, with other studies linking KMC to a baby's natural habitat [22].…”

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Mothers’ Experiences of Kangaroo Mother Care During Hospitalization of Their Preterm Babies at an Academic Hospital in Johannesburg

Tarus¹,

Tjale

2015

AJNS

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Kangaroo mother care (KMC) implies placing the newborn pre-term baby in intimate skin-to-skin contact with the mother's chest and abdomen coupled with frequent and preferably exclusive breast-feeding. This is similar to marsupial care-giving, where the premature baby is kept warm in the maternal pouch and close to the breasts for unlimited feeding. KMC has emerged as a non-conventional low cost method for newborn care that provides warmth, touch, and security to the newborn and is believed to confer significant survival benefit. The purpose of this study was to understand the mothers lived experience and perception towards 24-hour Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) during hospitalization of their preterm babies. Phenomenological study methods were applied through in-depth unstructured interviews, on purposefully selected participants. Their lived experience was analyzed using Collaizzi's steps to phenomenological data analysis. Data analysis revealed three major themes: (a) "it is a bond between me and my child" (b) nurse-parent interaction, and (c) "it is tiring and exhaustive". The study found that all the mothers in spite of exhaustion, reported high level of satisfaction with KMC because it allowed them to be closer to their babies, hence giving them the opportunity to observe their growth and became fully involved in the care. The excellent nurse-mothers' interaction reinforced the KMC concept in care of preterm babies and was rated significant in the transition period of motherhood. The interaction enabled mothers to shift from passive observers to active participants in the care of the preterm babies. KMC was additionally noted to have provided a comforting and warm environment for the babies, thus enabling them to grow faster via weight gains and this in turn increased maternal satisfaction. Recommendation for further research preferably using quantitative methods to establish relationship between production of breast milk and the use of KMC is envisaged. The principle of 24-hour KMC should also be incorporated and emphasized in all levels of preterm baby care hospitals and educational training as this practice has been found to have numerous benefits both to the mothers and to their preterm babies.

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Mothers’ Experiences of Kangaroo Mother Care During Hospitalization of Their Preterm Babies at an Academic Hospital in Johannesburg

Tarus¹,

Tjale

2015

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“…KC is defined as skin-to-skin contact between a mother and her newborn and may begin soon after birth or be delayed for several weeks (CondeAgudelo, Diaz-Rossello, & Belizan, 2003;DiMenna, 2006). Proponents of KC believe that it promotes weight gain, decreases hospital stay, increases skin temperature, maintains higher oxygen saturation, increases physiological stability including heart and respiratory rate, increases sleep time and decreases irritability of preterm and low birth weight neonates (McCain, Ludington-Hoe, Swinth, & Hadeed, 2005;Rojas et al, 2003). However, a recent Cochrane Review of KC for low birth weight infants concluded that while KC improved mother-infant bonding and reduced severe illness, infection, breast-feeding problems and maternal dissatisfaction with method of care there was still not enough evidence to suggest that KC is an effective alternative to standard care (Conde-Agudelo et al, 2003).…”

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Knowing hands converse with an expressive body – An experience of osteopathic touch

Consedine¹,

Standen²,

Niven

2016

International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine

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“…[30] KC also stabilizes vagally-controlled autonomic processes in newborns. [31] KC is known to improve many of the adverse symptoms characterizing NAS, i.e. irritability, poor sleep, poor state regulation, and stress.…”

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Can kangaroo care help newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome? Case report

Ludington‐Hoe¹,

Abouelfettoh²

2015

Clinical Nursing Studies

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Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is on the rise and NAS newborns are very agitated. Because Kangaroo Care (KC) soothes newborns, we wanted to know what NAS newborns' responses to KC were and how long mothers spontaneously offered KC. A case study design was used and two mother-newborn dyads were recruited by convenience sampling to have Modified Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Scoring System score and length of KC measured when mothers were with their newborns. Modified Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Scoring System scores did not decrease with one hour of KC, but did with three or more hours of continuous KC. Medications were regularly administered throughout. One mother provided 60-70 minutes of KC each time and the other mother provided 80 minutes-11 hours of KC. KC may be a supportive therapy for withdrawing newborns.

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Heart Rate Variability Responses of a Preterm Infant to Kangaroo Care

Cited by 53 publications

References 26 publications

Mothers’ Experiences of Kangaroo Mother Care During Hospitalization of Their Preterm Babies at an Academic Hospital in Johannesburg

Mothers’ Experiences of Kangaroo Mother Care During Hospitalization of Their Preterm Babies at an Academic Hospital in Johannesburg

Knowing hands converse with an expressive body – An experience of osteopathic touch

Can kangaroo care help newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome? Case report

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