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Background: In conventional care method, a low birth weight infants (LBWi) needs an incubator or even radiant heater to prevent hypothermic and improves its general condition, but both devices are so costly that a new way of nursing called kangaroo mother care (KMC) is developed. Objective: To determine the influence of KMC and the difference in growth achievement between LBWi nursed with KMC and the others with conventional method up to the age of three months. Methods: The study was a quasi experiment with Non-Equivalent Control Group design, carried out at DR Sardjito Hospital Yogyakarta. The sample consists of pairs of Mother-LBWi, chosen using consecutive sampling were divided into two groups of treatment group and control group. Data analysis was conducted by using SPSS program.
Results: The mean z score of weight for age was � 1,193 ± 0,600 (treatment group) and � 1,308 ± 0,586 (control group), (mean difference: 0, 1159
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