The impact of kangaroo care on exclusive breastfeeding in low birth weight newborns

Almeida, Honorina de; Venâncio, Sônia Isoyama; Sanches, Maria Teresa Cera; Onuki, Daisuke

doi:10.2223/jped.1974

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“…Brooks found that a group of newborns, who underwent KMC in (NICU), had 100% exclusive breastfeeding at the time of hospital discharge (17). The result of Boo study showed higher breastfeeding rate at discharge (29.7% vs. 14.5%) (16) Honorina reported that exclusive breastfeeding rates were higher in the kangaroo group at hospital discharge (82.6 vs. 0%) (18). There are only a few studies with methods and findings similar to our findings.…”

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“…The present study indicated that there was a 4.1 time increase in exclusive breast feeding by KMC at the time of hospital discharge. Honorina reported that infants who underwent KMC had a 2.34 time greater chance of being exclusively breastfed at discharge from hospital (18). Venancio showed that KMC is a protection factor for breastfeeding at discharge (24).…”

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The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on Breast Feeding at the Time of NICU Discharge

Heidarzadeh

Hosseini²,

Ershadmanesh³

et al. 2013

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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BackgroundExclusive breastfeeding is one of the most important essential components of Kangaroo Mother Care.ObjectiveThis study was performed to evaluate the effects of KMC on exclusive breastfeeding just at the time of discharge.Patients and MethodsIn this cross sectional study, 251 consecutive premature newborns admitted to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) between May 2008 and May 2009 in Alzahra University Hospital in Tabriz were evaluated. All of candidate mothers were educated for KMC method by scheduled program. Standard questionnaire was prepared by focus group discussion, and mothers filled it prior to infant hospital discharge.ResultsIn this study 157(62.5%) mothers performed kangaroo mother care (KMC group) versus 94 (37.5%) in conventional method care (CMC group). In KMC group exclusive breast feeding was 98 (62.5%) vs. 34 (37.5%), and P =.00 in CMC group, at the time of hospital discharge. Receiving KMC, and gestational age were the only effective factors predicting exclusive breastfeeding. Our result indicated that there was a 4.1 time increase in exclusive breastfeeding by KMC, and also weekly increase in gestational age increased it 1.2 times, but maternal age, birth weight, mode of delivery, and 5 minute Apgar score had no influence on it.ConclusionsKMC is more effective, and increases exclusive breast feeding successfully. It can be a good substitution for CMC (conventional methods of care). It is a safe, effective, and feasible method of care for LBWI even in the NICU settings.

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The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on Breast Feeding at the Time of NICU Discharge

Heidarzadeh

Hosseini²,

Ershadmanesh³

et al. 2013

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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“…This study revealed a 4.1-fold increase in exclusive breastfeeding rate by KMC at the time of discharge from hospital (43). Almeida reported that the success rate of exclusive breastfeeding at the time of hospital discharge was 2.34-times more in infants who received KMC than in control group (61). Venancio showed that KMC is an important factor for continuity of breastfeeding at discharge.…”

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The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care on Neonatal Outcomes in Iranian Hospitals: A Review

Sarparast¹,

Farhadi²,

Sarparast³

et al. 2015

J Pediatr Rev

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Context: Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is a supportive technique that beings at the neonatal period and is one of the skin-to-skin contact methods of holding neonate by mother. This method has an important role in exclusive breastfeeding and thermal care of neonates. This study aimed to investigate the application of KMC and evaluate the effect of this technique in different neonatal outcomes, particularly in Iranian neonates. Moreover, this review can be a tool for formative evaluation for this newly introduced treatment intervention in Iran. Evidence Acquisition: This review was conducted in national and international databases concerning experience with KMC on term and preterm neonates admitted in Iranian hospitals from 2006 to 2014. The measured outcomes included physiologic, psychologic, and clinical effects of this practice on newborn infants. Results: In this study, 42 Persian and English language papers were reviewed and finally 26 articles were selected. Various effects of KMC on different factors such as analgesia; physiological effects, breastfeeding, icterus, length of hospitalization, infection, psychologic effects, and weight gain were found. Conclusions:The results showed that as a simple and suitable strategy for increasing the health status of the mothers and newborns, KMC had an important role in improvement of neonatal outcomes in neonatal wards of Iranian hospitals in recent ten years. Therefore, promoting this technique in all neonatal wards of the country can promote health status of this population.

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“…In a second prospective study of 43 mother-infant dyads, breastfeeding rates at discharge from the NICU, 3 months, and six months were compared of mothers who skin-to-skin held and those who did not. [13] Breastfeeding rates were higher in the skin-to-skin holding group at discharge (82.6%) and 3 months of age (43.5% p = .005) as compared to those who did not skin-to-skin hold, however there was no discussion of sample differences or differences noted at six months.…”

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The effects of skin-to-skin holding on caloric composition of expressed breast milk

Johnson

2016

JNEP

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Objective: Mothers of premature infants express breast milk for early infant feedings, however problems arise with changes in physiologic stability of the infant. This pilot study examines the relationship of skin-to-skin holding to the caloric composition of maternal breast milk expressed by mothers of premature infants immediately after holding their infants. Methods: Twelve dyads of first-time mothers with medically stable neonates weighing 1,500 grams or less at birth participated in this study. Mothers pumped breast milk on their personal, regular schedules over a 4-day study enrollment, skin-to-skin held their premature infants during the study, and pumped following holding their infants. All expressed breast milk was measured for caloric composition using a Creamatocrit Plus centrifuge. The expressed milk compositions over a four day period were compared using repeated measures ANOVA. Results and conclusions: Four sequential days of pumped breast milk data was collected and tested from each mother. There was a significant increase in caloric composition for every sample of breast milk expressed after skin-to-skin holding as compared to non-holding conditions (p = .000) in this pilot study. These findings demonstrate clinical importance in that skin-to-skin holding has the potential to improve premature infant growth over time.

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The impact of kangaroo care on exclusive breastfeeding in low birth weight newborns

Cited by 20 publications

References 13 publications

The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on Breast Feeding at the Time of NICU Discharge

The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on Breast Feeding at the Time of NICU Discharge

The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care on Neonatal Outcomes in Iranian Hospitals: A Review

The effects of skin-to-skin holding on caloric composition of expressed breast milk

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