Trial reportJournal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN
A Test of Kangaroo Care on Preterm Infant Breastfeeding.
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- Breastfeeding interventions for preventing postpartum depression.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- The effects of kangaroo mother care on the time to breastfeeding initiation among preterm and LBW infants: a meta-analysis of published studies.International breastfeeding journal · 2019Pooled it
- Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion considerations for anti-racist, equity-focused NICU family mental health.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Review
- Impact of the H-HOPE multisensory behavioural intervention plus Kangaroo Mother Care on early growth in preterm infants in Malawi.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Mother Newborn Care Unit: An Innovation for Improving Survival of Small and Sick Babies at Tertiary Level Facility.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Differences in parental stress in mothers and fathers of preterm infants: A prospective study in Poland.European journal of midwifery · 2025Article
- Third stage of the kangaroo method: exclusive breastfeeding and growth of preterm and/or low birth weight newborns.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2024Article
- The Impact of Structured Kangaroo Care Education on Premature Infants' Weight Gain, Breastfeeding and Length of Hospitalization in Malaysia.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- Mother's Own Milk Feeding in Preterm Newborns Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit or Special-Care Nursery: Obstacles, Interventions, Risk Calculation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- An integrative review: maternal engagement in the neonatal intensive care unit and health outcomes for U.S.-born preterm infants and their parents.AIMS public health · 2019Review
- Winging it: maternal perspectives and experiences of breastfeeding newborns with complex congenital surgical anomalies.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2018Article
- Comparisons of Three Measures of Maternal Engagement Activities in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Nursing researchArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo test the effects of kangaroo care (KC) on breastfeeding outcomes in preterm infants compared with two control groups and to explore whether maternal-infant characteristics and the mother's choice to use KC were related to breastfeeding measures.
designSecondary analysis of a multisite, stratified, randomized three-arm trial. The treatment groups used KC, auditory-tactile-visual-vestibular (ATVV) intervention, or received preterm infant care information.
settingNeonatal intensive care units from 4 hospitals in the United States from 2006 to 2011.
participantsRacially diverse mothers (N = 231) and their preterm infants born weighing less than 1,750 g.
methodsMothers and their infants were enrolled once the infants were no longer critically ill, weighed at least 1,000 g, and could be safely held outside the incubator by parents. Participants were instructed by study nurses; those allocated to the KC or ATVV groups were asked to engage in these interactions with their infants for a minimum of 3 times a week in the hospital and at home until their infants reached age 2 months adjusted for prematurity.
resultsFeeding at the breast during hospitalization, the duration of postdischarge breastfeeding, and breastfeeding exclusivity after hospital discharge did not differ statistically among the treatment groups. Regardless of group assignment, married, older, and more educated women were more likely to feed at the breast during hospitalization. Mothers who practiced KC, regardless of randomly allocated group, were more likely to provide their milk than those who did not practice KC. Breastfeeding duration was greatest among more educated women.
conclusionAs implemented in this study, assignment to the KC group did not appear to influence the measured breastfeeding outcomes.
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