Impact of community-initiated Kangaroo Mother Care on survival of low birth weight infants: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Impact of community-initiated Kangaroo Mother Care on survival of low birth weight infants: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Around 70% neonatal deaths occur in low birth weight (LBW) babies. Globally, 15% of babies are born with LBW. Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) appears to be an effective way to reduce mortality and morbidity among LBW babies. KMC comprises of early and continuous skin-to-skin contact b...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sarmila Mazumder, Sunita Taneja, Suresh Kumar Dalpath, Rakesh Gupta, Brinda Dube, Bireshwar Sinha, Kiran Bhatia, Sachiyo Yoshida, Ole Frithjof Norheim, Rajiv Bahl, Halvor Sommerfelt, Nita Bhandari, Jose Martines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Community-initiated Kangaroo Mother Care
Low birth weight babies
Mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-1991-7

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-1991-7

Similar Items