Health professional assisted Kangaroo mother care practice in Ethiopian health care facilities: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey

Abstract Background Worldwide, 15 million children born prematurely every year and over one million of them died because of prematurity caused complications. However, three-fourths of deaths from preterm related complications are preventable by using Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC). The Ethiopian governm...

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Main Authors: Mesfin Wudu Kassaw, Ayele Mamo Abebe, Biruk Beletew Abate, Ayelign Mengesha Kassie, Kirubel Dagnaw Tegegne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04230-8