ArticleAfrican health sciences2020
A multi-year analysis of kangaroo mother care outcomes in low birth weight babies at a Nyakahanga Hospital in rural Tanzania.
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- Interventions to Prevent Post-Discharge Mortality among Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2026Pooled it
- Determinants of Low Birth Weight in Ghana: Analysis of the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Bridging the Survival Gap: Strengthening Post-Discharge Care for Preterm Infants in Tanzania.Annals of global health · 2026Article
- Surviving Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Have a Higher Risk of ROP in Sub-Saharan Africa.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Article
- Kangaroo Method Care: Benefits, Proponents and Barriers: A Narrative Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Review
- Feasibility and acceptability of a novel biomedical device to prevent neonatal hypothermia and augment Kangaroo Mother Care in Kenya: Qualitative analysis of focus group discussions and key Informant Interviews.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Kangaroo Mother Care for Low-Birth-Weight Babies in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2023Review
- Reproductive health issues, infections and non-communicable diseases.African health sciences · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundKangaroo Mother Care (KMC) requires few specialized resources, reduces mortality, and can be implemented in low resource environments. It is now recommended for implementation around the globe.
objectivesThis paper discusses KMC use with low birth weight newborns at a Tanzania hospital providing valuable outcomes assessment of KMC use in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa.
methodsThe research used retrospective records (136 Low Birth Weight (LBW) and 33 Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) neonates) supplemented by observations. Data included weights (longitudinal), survival period, and cause of death if it occurred. This hospital's KMC use and study data began when the mother-baby dyad was referred, usually birth day.
resultsThis KMC group demonstrated 70% survival, but 77% of deaths occur within 24 hours. After the first 24 hours, KMC survival rate was 92%. Even VLBW neonates (<1000 g) had 37.5% survival among the KMC program. Prematurity and respiratory distress caused nearly half of the deaths, but hypothermia (19% of deaths) and infection were factors also.
conclusionOur study indicates the value of KMC in rural low resource environments. Results are comparable to KMC programs in urban areas where newborns begin KMC after stabilization and better than outcomes reported for comparable populations not practicing KMC in rural sub-Saharan Africa.
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