Trial reportJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2011
Community Kangaroo Mother Care: implementation and potential for neonatal survival and health in very low-income settings.
Trial report in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06000826 (Efficacy of a Low-cost Warming Mattress Celsi Warmer for the Management of Hypothermic Newborns), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Efficacy of a Low-cost Warming Mattress Celsi Warmer for the Management of Hypothermic Newborns
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- What is kangaroo mother care? Systematic review of the literature.Journal of global health · 2016Pooled it
- Home-based neonatal care by community health workers for preventing mortality in neonates in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2016Pooled it
- Kangaroo Mother Care and Neonatal Outcomes: A Meta-analysis.Pediatrics · 2016Pooled it
- Innovative approaches for improving maternal and newborn health--A landscape analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2015Pooled it
- Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- "Impact of delayed cord clamping and immediate kangaroo mother care on oxygen saturation and heart rate in moderate and late preterm infants".Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Integrating immediate Kangaroo Mother Care as an integral part of small and sick newborn care in facilities with level 2 Special Newborn Care Units: Implementation Research Protocol.Gates open research · 2026Article
- Clinical factors associated with severe maternal outcomes in two South African hospitals: A case-control study.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Introduction of a novel neonatal warming device in Malawi: an implementation science study.International health · 2024Article
- Determinants of Kangaroo Mother Care Uptake for Small Babies Along the Health Facility to Community Continuum in Karnataka, India.Global health, science and practice · 2023Article
- Fidelity of kangaroo mother care services in the public health facilities in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional mixed-method study.Implementation science communications · 2021Article
- Scaling up Kangaroo Mother Care in Ethiopia and India: a multi-site implementation research study.BMJ global health · 2021Observational
- Geospatial variations in trends of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition indicators at block level in Bihar, India, during scale-up ofJournal of global health · 2020Article
- Performance of a Nonelectric Infant Warmer in Rwandan Health Centers.Global pediatric health · 2019Article
- A low cost, re-usable electricity-free infant warmer: evaluation of safety, effectiveness and feasibiliy.Public health action · 2018Article
- Effectiveness of programmes and interventions to support optimal breastfeeding among children 0-23 months, South Asia: A scoping review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2018Article
- Reinforcing kangaroo mother care uptake in resource limited settings.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2018Article
- Availability and Quality of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care in Bangladesh.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveImmediate Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), an intervention following childbirth whereby the newborn is placed skin-to-skin (STS) on mother's chest to promote thermal regulation, breastfeeding and maternal-newborn bonding, is being taught in very low-income countries to improve newborn health and survival. Existing data are reviewed to document the association between community-based KMC (CKMC) implementation and its potential benefits. STUDY
designNew analyses of the sole randomized controlled study of CKMC in Bangladesh and others' experiences with immediate KMC are presented.
resultNewborns held STS less than 7 h per day in the first 2 days of life do not experience substantially better health or survival than babies without being held STS.
conclusionMost women who were taught CKMC hold their newborns STS, but do so in a token manner unlikely to improve health or survival. Serious challenges exist to provide effective training and postpartum support to achieve adequate STS practices. These challenges must be overcome before scaling up.
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