SynthesisBMC pregnancy and childbirth2022
What influences the implementation of kangaroo mother care? An umbrella review.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Diverse Parental Experiences of Kangaroo Care in Neonatal Units Across Healthcare Systems: A Meta-Synthesis.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Barriers and enablers of community-based Kangaroo Mother Care (cKMC) practice: a mixed methods systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of post discharge Kangaroo mother care with and without telephone advice on anthropometric indexes of preterm newborns: a randomized clinical trial.BMC pediatrics · 2025Trial
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- Circle of care model for strengthening newborn care through Kangaroo Mother Care integration in primary health systems in rural India.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- Lived Experiences of Mothers With Preterm Infants Providing Kangaroo Mother Care.Nursing open · 2026Article
- Developing and implementing a family-led infection prevention bundle for hospitalized neonates.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2026Article
- Implementation mapping to develop strategies for skin-to-skin care in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit: planning for a hybrid trial.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Evaluating healthcare professionals' readiness for community-based kangaroo mother care in resource-limited setting.PloS one · 2026Article
- Developmental-Centered Care in Preterm Newborns: Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Predictors of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Kangaroo Mother Care Among Mothers in a Ghanaian Tertiary Care Center.International journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Affective Touch in Preterm Infant Development: Neurobiological Mechanisms and Implications for Child-Caregiver Attachment and Neonatal Care.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Parental perceptions and experiences of kangaroo care for preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units in China: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Increasing the Resilience of Mothers With Preterm Infant: The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2024Article
- Healthcare providers' perceptions and experiences of kangaroo mother care for preterm infants in four neonatal intensive care units in China: a qualitative descriptive study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- 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
- The NeoRoo mobile app: Initial design and prototyping of an Android-based digital health tool to support Kangaroo Mother Care in low/middle-income countries (LMICs).PLOS digital health · 2023Article
- Early Skin-to-Skin Contact in Preterm Infants: Is It Safe? An Italian Experience.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundKangaroo mother care (KMC) is an evidence-based intervention that reduces morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. However, it has not yet been fully integrated into health systems around the world. The aim of this study is to provide a cogent summary of the evidence base of the key barriers and facilitators to implementing KMC.
methodsAn umbrella review of existing reviews on KMC was adopted to identify systematic and scoping reviews that analysed data from primary studies. Electronic English databases, including PubMed, Embase, CINAHL and Cochrane Library, and three Chinese databases were searched from inception to 1 July 2022. Studies were included if they performed a review of barriers and facilitators to KMC. Quality assessment of the retrieved reviews was performed by at least two reviewers independently using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal checklist and risk of bias was assessed with the Risk of Bias Assessment Tool for Systematic Reviews (ROBIS) tool. This umbrella review protocol was documented in the PROSPERO registry (CRD42022327994).
resultsWe generated 531 studies, and after the removal of duplicates and ineligible studies, six eligible reviews were included in the analysis. The five themes identified were environmental factors, professional factors, parent/family factors, access factors, and cultural factors, and the factors under each theme were divided into barriers or facilitators depending on the specific features of a given scenario.
conclusionsSupport from facility management and leadership and well-trained medical staff are of great significance to the successful integration of KMC into daily medical practice, while the parents of preterm infants and other family members should be educated and encouraged in KMC practice. Further research is needed to propose strategies and develop models for implementing KMC.
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