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Kangaroo Care study

New Research Shows “Kangaroo Mother Care” Reduces Newborn Deaths More than 50 Percent, Proven to be More Effective than Incubators for Stable Preterm Babies
www.savethechildren.org
WESTPORT, Conn., (March 26, 2010) – Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is one of the most effective ways to save preterm babies, according to a new meta-analysis released today on the effectiveness of this simple, low-cost intervention in which mothers serve as human incubators for their newborns.
Here’s the study:

Lawn JE, Mwansa-Kambafwile J, Horta BL, Barros FC, Cousens S. ‘Kangaroo mother care’ to prevent neonatal deaths due to preterm birth complications. Int. J. Epidemiol., April 2010; 39: i144 – i154.

More on kangaroo care:

Kangaroo Mother Care
www.kangaroomothercare.com
A universally available and biologically sound method of care for all newborns, but in particular for premature babies, with three components … Skin-to-skin Contact… Exclusive Breastfeeding… Support to the mother infant dyad.

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