Influence of maternal factors on the successful outcome of kangaroo mother care in low birth-weight infants: A randomized controlled trial

Abstract

KMC was associated with increased weight gain in LBW infants. Gestational age influences head growth in infants who received KMC.

The evolution of family‐centered care: From supporting parent‐delivered interventions to a model of family integrated care

“…Breast milk and breastfeeding are considered to provide the optimal nutrition for all infants, and to confer immune protection, more appropriate growth, and neurodevelopmental advantage for preterm infants (Patra et al, 2017). Skin-to-skin contact has a multitude of positive effects including supporting infant physiological stability, preventing pain, strongly promoting infant growth and neurobehavioral development, and improving breast feeding (quantity and duration) (Boundy et al, 2016;Holditch-Davis et al, 2014;Johnston et al, 2017;Karimi, Sadeghi, Maleki-Saghooni, & Khadivzadeh, 2019;Lumbanraja, 2016;Nyqvist et al, 2010;Sweeney, Rothstein, Visintainer, Rothstein, & Singh, 2017). Economic benefits from reduction in neonatal morbidities have also been demonstrated with skin-to-skin contact (Lowson, Offer, Watson, McGuire, & Renfrew, 2015).…”

“…KMC has been adapted around the world and has been shown to reduce the mortality of low birthweight infants, nosocomial infection/sepsis, hypothermia, and length of hospital stay (Conde‐Agudelo & Díaz‐Rossello, ). KMC was also found to increase infant growth (Bera et al, ; Lumbanraja, ), breast feeding (Conde‐Agudelo & Díaz‐Rossello, ; Luong, Nguyen, Thi, Carrara, & Bergman, ), mother–infant attachment (Boundy et al, ; Cho et al, ; Conde‐Agudelo & Díaz‐Rossello, ; Feldman, Rosenthal, & Eidelman, ), and infant neurodevelopment (Akbari et al, ; Charpak et al, ). Despite the strong evidence and establishment of KMC Centers of Excellence in many countries (Sarfo, ), significant barriers to implementation persist at all levels: organizations, clinical teams and families (Chan, Bergelson, Smith, Skotnes, & Wall, ).…”

Beyond the First Wave: Consequences of COVID-19 on High-Risk Infants and Families

“…Infants who experience early skin-to-skin contact experience less pain, have improved neurodevelopmental outcomes and growth, and experience less physiologic instability. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Parent engagement in infant clinical care improves parent mental health outcomes 11 16 17 18 including symptoms of anxiety and depression. Existing data suggest that parents who participate in clinical care feel more competent, bonded with their infant, and prepared for life at home.…”

The Collateral Impact of COVID-19 Emergency on Neonatal Intensive Care Units and Family-Centered Care: Challenges and Opportunities

“…Adhering to the coronavirusrelated restrictions, despite the World Health Organization recommendation that "mothers with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 should not be separated from their infants" (WHO, 2020), means that mothers who are suspected or confirmed to have an infection but are generally in good health are not allowed to care for and feed for their babies according to standard guidelines in some countries and hospitals (WHO, 2002), even when applying necessary precautions for infection prevention and control (Davanzo et al, 2020;Stuebe, 2020). Furthermore, in some countries, these mothers are not allowed skin-to-skin contact in the delivery room or in the ward (this is a pivotal aspect because the early experience of skinto-skin contact can lead to decreased nosocomial infections and pain perception and to improved breastfeeding, sleeping patterns and neurodevelopmental outcomes; Holditch-Davis et al, 2014; Lumbanraja, 2016;Johnston et al, 2017;Casper et al, 2018;Karimi et al, 2019). These restrictions adversely impact mothers' mood, self-esteem, self-confidence, and confidence in their abilities to care for their infant (Morelius et al, 2005;Bigelow et al, 2014;Krol and Grossmann, 2018;Pineda et al, 2018).…”