ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2023
The Impact of Structured Kangaroo Care Education on Premature Infants' Weight Gain, Breastfeeding and Length of Hospitalization in Malaysia.
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Effectiveness of Kangaroo Care Education Programme on Mothers, Nurses, and Infants Outcomes in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
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- Identifying outcomes and outcome measures in neonatal family-centered care trials: a systematic review.Pediatric research · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring community kangaroo mother care practices among NICU graduates: a prospective cohort study in South India.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- The application of the diversified combined model of kangaroo care in neonatal care: a family-centered scoping review.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
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Abstract
Purpose: Kangaroo care is a complementary humanistic intervention based on a family-centered care model. This study investigated the effects of a locally contextualized, structured kangaroo care education program on weight gain, breastfeeding rate and length of hospitalization for premature infants. Patients and Methods: This longitudinal quasi-experimental study with pre- and post-intervention design involved 96 infants born between 28 and 37 weeks of gestation for three months, and was carried out at a neonatal intensive care unit in Malaysia. The experimental group received a structured education program and careful monitoring of their kangaroo care practices, while the control group received routine care without a structured education program. The institutional review board approved the study design and registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04926402). Results: The kangaroo care hours performed by mothers at baseline in the experimental and control group was 4.12 and 0.55 hours per week, respectively. At three months post-discharge, the experimental group had significantly higher weight gain, higher breastfeeding rates and shorter lengths of hospitalization than the control group. Conclusion: A locally contextualized and structured kangaroo care education program is effective in the performance of kangaroo care. One hour per day of kangaroo care is positively associated with an extended period of breastfeeding, improved weight gain and shorter hospitalization of premature infants.
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