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SynthesisJournal of global health2016

What is kangaroo mother care? Systematic review of the literature.

Grace J Chan, Bina Valsangkar, Sandhya Kajeepeta, Ellen O Boundy, Stephen Wall

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Synthesis in Journal of global health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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76citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

76 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 222 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Grace J ChanDepartment of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Saving Newborn Lives, Save the Children, Washington, DC, USA.
Bina ValsangkarSaving Newborn Lives, Save the Children, Washington, DC, USA.
Sandhya KajeepetaDepartment of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Ellen O BoundyDepartment of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Stephen WallSaving Newborn Lives, Save the Children, Washington, DC, USA.
Harvard Global Health Institute · USSave the Children · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundKangaroo mother care (KMC), often defined as skin-to-skin contact between a mother and her newborn, frequent or exclusive breastfeeding, and early discharge from the hospital has been effective in reducing the risk of mortality among preterm and low birth weight infants. Research studies and program implementation of KMC have used various definitions.

objectivesTo describe the current definitions of KMC in various settings, analyze the presence or absence of KMC components in each definition, and present a core definition of KMC based on common components that are present in KMC literature.

methodsWe conducted a systematic review and searched PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and the World Health Organization Regional Databases for studies with key words "kangaroo mother care", "kangaroo care" or "skin to skin care" from 1 January 1960 to 24 April 2014. Two independent reviewers screened articles and abstracted data.

findingsWe screened 1035 articles and reports; 299 contained data on KMC and neonatal outcomes or qualitative information on KMC implementation. Eighty-eight of the studies (29%) did not define KMC. Two hundred and eleven studies (71%) included skin-to-skin contact (SSC) in their KMC definition, 49 (16%) included exclusive or nearly exclusive breastfeeding, 22 (7%) included early discharge criteria, and 36 (12%) included follow-up after discharge. One hundred and sixty-seven studies (56%) described the duration of SSC.

conclusionsThere exists significant heterogeneity in the definition of KMC. A large number of studies did not report definitions of KMC. Skin-to-skin contact is the core component of KMC, whereas components such as breastfeeding, early discharge, and follow-up care are context specific. To implement KMC effectively development of a global standardized definition of KMC is needed.

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AdultAttitude to HealthFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornKangaroo-Mother Care MethodMothersPhysical Stimulation

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PMID27231546
PMCPMC4871067
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