Intermittent kangaroo mother care and the practice of breastfeeding late preterm infants: results from four hospitals in different provinces of China

Intermittent kangaroo mother care and the practice of breastfeeding late preterm infants: results from four hospitals in different provinces of China

Abstract Background China has an extremely low exclusive breastfeeding rate. Kangaroo mother care (KMC) has been shown to increase the exclusive breastfeeding rate among infants born extremely or very preterm. However, there is limited evidence surrounding intermittent KMC and exclusive breastfeedin...

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Main Authors: Bo Zhang, Zhiying Duan, Yingxi Zhao, Sarah Williams, Stephen Wall, Limin Huang, Xiaoqin Zhang, Wenli Wu, Jieya Yue, Lin Zhang, Jun Liu, Gengli Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:International Breastfeeding Journal
Subjects:
Kangaroo mother care
Skin-to-skin contact
Breastfeeding
Late preterm infants
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13006-020-00309-5

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