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ArticleGlobal pediatrics2023

Immediate skin-to-skin contact for low birth weight infants is safe in terms of cardiorespiratory stability in limited-resource settings.

Agnes Linnér, Björn Westrup, Siren Rettedal, Kondwani Kawaza, Helga Naburi, Sam Newton, Barak Morgan, Harish Chellani, Sugandha Arya, Vincent Samuel Phiri and 9 more

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19 authors at 12 institutions in 9 countries.

Agnes LinnérDepartment of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
Björn WestrupDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
Siren RettedalDepartment of Pediatrics, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway.
Kondwani KawazaDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Malawi.
Helga NaburiDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania.
Sam NewtonSchool of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
Barak MorganInstitute for Safety Governance and Criminology, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Harish ChellaniDepartment of Pediatrics, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, India.
Sugandha AryaDepartment of Pediatrics, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, India.
Vincent Samuel PhiriDepartment of Public Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Malawi.
Ebunoluwa AdejuyigbeDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Naana A Wireko BrobbyDepartment of Child Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana.
Adwoa Pokua Boakye-YiadomDepartment of Child Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana.
Luis GadamaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Malawi.
Evelyne AssengaDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania.
Matilda NgarinaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania.
Suman RaoDepartment of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Switzerland.
Rajiv BahlDepartment of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Switzerland.
Nils BergmanDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
Kamuzu Central Hospital · MWKarolinska Institutet · SEKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital · GHMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences · TZVardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital · INWorld Health Organization · CHKarolinska University Hospital · SEKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GHMuhimbili National Hospital · TZObafemi Awolowo University · NGStavanger University Hospital · NOUniversity of Cape Town · ZA

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World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the safety of skin-to-skin contact initiated immediately after birth on cardiorespiratory parameters in unstable low birth weight infants. Methods: A randomized clinical trial was conducted in tertiary newborn units in Ghana, India, Malawi, Nigeria and Tanzania in 2017-2020, in infants with birth weight 1.0-1.799 kg. The intervention was Kangaroo mother care initiated immediately after birth and continued until discharge compared to conventional care with Kangaroo mother care initiated after meeting stability criteria. The results of the primary study showed that immediate Kangaroo mother care reduced neonatal mortality by 25% and the results have been published previously. The post-hoc outcomes of this study were mean heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation during the first four days and the need of respiratory support. Results: 1,602 infants were allocated to control and 1,609 to intervention. Mean birth weight was 1.5 kg (SD 0.2) and mean gestational age was 32.6 weeks (SD 2.9) Conclusion: There were no significant differences in cardiorespiratory parameters during the first four postnatal days. Skin-to-skin contact starting immediately after birth is safe in low birth weight infants in limited-resource settings.

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Cardiorespiratory parametersKangaroo mother careLow birth weight infantRandomized clinical trialSkin-to-skin contact

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PMID37063780
PMCPMC10091907
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