Implementing <scp>K</scp>angaroo mother care in a resource‐limited setting in rural <scp>B</scp>angladesh

Pervin, Jesmin; Gustafsson, Frida; Moran, Allisyn C.; Roy, Suchismita; Persson, Lars‐Åke; Rahman, Anisur

doi:10.1111/apa.12929

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“…In India, 55.4 percent of the women initiated KMC within 72 h of birth [15], in Bangladesh the mean time for initiation of KMC was 1.1 h [16] but in Ghana 84.6% started within 24 h [14]. On the other hand, the mean duration of KMC per day in this study was 2 h. This finding was better than that of 32 min in a day in Iran [17] and comparable with the findings of India in which the duration of KMC was 1, 2 and 12 h as felt by 52%, 19.6% and 6.5% of mothers respectively [18].…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Kangaroo Mother Care by Postnatal Mothers who Gave Birth to Preterm and Low Birth Weight Babies in Public Hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia

Roba¹,

Binoy²,

Naganuri³

2017

J Neonatal Biol

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Introduction: Globally, babies born with low birth weight and preterm accounts for 25 million and 15 million respectively. The magnitude of preterm and low birth weight was 29.1% in Ethiopia by 2011. Around 70% neonatal deaths occur in low birth weight and preterm babies. Most studies demonstrated kangaroo mother care to be more effective than incubator care for these neonates but there are limited studies in Ethiopia. Therefore, the main aim of the study was to assess the acceptability, knowledge, attitude and practice of kangaroo mother care in public hospitals.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Kangaroo Mother Care by Postnatal Mothers who Gave Birth to Preterm and Low Birth Weight Babies in Public Hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia

Roba¹,

Binoy²,

Naganuri³

2017

J Neonatal Biol

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“…Furthermore, it has positive effects on infant's cognitive development, less nosocomial infection, and earlier discharge. 4 The implementation of KMC also focuses on the decision-making process, which depends not only on the mother's desire and willingness, but also on the support provided by the family network and empathetic health care teams. 5 Kangaroo care is introduced as an evidence-based nursing practice in neonatal care.…”

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Study to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of Kangaroo mother care among post-natal mothers in a tertiary care centre of Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Gulati¹,

Bhat²,

Maben³

et al. 2019

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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Background: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a practical low-cost intervention which is very cost effective in developing countries for babies weighing less than 2500g. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of post-natal mothers of LBW babies after giving a teaching session by trained personnel in a tertiary care center in Karnataka.Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study of 90 mothers whose neonates were weighing less than 2.5kg from May to October 2018.Mothers were interviewed at enrolment and were assessed about their knowledge and were oriented on its practice.Results: At recruitment (95.5%) mothers did not know about KMC.80% of mothers followed in first sitting and 86.6% of the mothers felt photo exhibition was better than verbal.96.6% of mothers thought KMC is beneficial and it was believed that other family members can even provide KMC.Conclusions: Maternal knowledge was low before now they are happily practicing KMC in hospital and thereafter at home.

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“…In our study, a majority of the mothers practiced STS contact for nearly about 24 hours during hospital stay irrespective of the selected wrap. A longitudinal study from Ghana with 202 mothers of LBW newborns reported only 18% of the continuous KMC during hospital stay [ 19 ], while a study from Bangladesh with 423 LBW newborns reported that mean duration of STS contact was only 10.7 hours during hospital stay for stable LBW newborn groups [ 20 ]. The higher rate of STS during hospital stay in our study might be due to increased capacity of health workers to train mothers and families on KMC.…”

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Feasibility assessment of an ergonomic baby wrap for kangaroo mother care: A mixed methods study from Nepal

Thapa¹,

Mohan

Williams³

et al. 2018

PLoS ONE

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BackgroundKangaroo mother care, an evidence based practice and a national policy for management of low birth weight newborns in Nepal, is not widely practiced. This implementation research study aimed to explore the consumer preference and acceptability of the traditional and a new ergonomic wrap on the continuation of kangaroo mother care in the facility and community following discharge.MethodsA mixed method feasibility study was done from May to October 2015. Ninety-six families of stable low birth weight newborns weighing 1800 to 2499 grams were counseled and taught to practice kangaroo mother care using both wraps. They were randomized into two groups of 48 with one group trying out the traditional wrap for the first six hours and the new wrap for the next six, and vice versa. Mothers were allowed to choose between the wraps for continuation of kangaroo mother care at the facility and post discharge. They were followed up telephonically weekly over 28 days postpartum to ascertain practice of kangaroo mother care. In-depth interviews with mothers (n = 12) and focus group discussions with health workers (n = 16) further evaluated the intervention. Descriptive statistics are presented for the quantitative part of the study.ResultsMothers in the two groups chose the new wrap with no significant difference (81.3% vs 89.6%, p = 0.24). Of the 96 randomized mothers, 85% chose the new wrap. During the hospital stay, six mothers dropped out and remaining 90 mothers who were discharged with the intention of continuing Kangaroo Mother Care, 78 and 12 mothers did so with the new and traditional wrap respectively. New wrap users (429.1 hours, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 351.7–470.3) performed skin-to-skin contact for an extra 77.4 hours overall than traditional wrap (351.7 hours, 95%CI: 259.3–444) users from first day to 28 day postpartum. Health workers and mothers reported positive experience with the new wrap as it was easy to wear without assistance, secure and flexible to move around in kangaroo mother care position.ConclusionsInvolvement of mothers and families with provision of ergonomic wraps showed improvement in kangaroo mother care practice during hospital stay and at home.

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Implementing Kangaroo mother care in a resource‐limited setting in rural Bangladesh

Abstract: Skin-to-skin duration was higher for unstable than stable low birthweight infants, and exclusive breastfeeding was almost universal at discharge. KMC was suitable for unstable infants and may be successfully implemented in resource-limited hospitals.

Cited by 7 publications

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Kangaroo Mother Care by Postnatal Mothers who Gave Birth to Preterm and Low Birth Weight Babies in Public Hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Kangaroo Mother Care by Postnatal Mothers who Gave Birth to Preterm and Low Birth Weight Babies in Public Hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia

Study to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of Kangaroo mother care among post-natal mothers in a tertiary care centre of Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Feasibility assessment of an ergonomic baby wrap for kangaroo mother care: A mixed methods study from Nepal

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