Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a multifaceted intervention for preterm and low birth weight infants and their parents. Short- and mid-term benefits of KMC on survival, neurodevelopment, breastfeeding, and the quality of mother–infant bonding were documented in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted in Colombia from 1993 to 1996. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the persistence of these results in young adulthood.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/twenty-year-follow-kangaroo-mother-care-versus-traditional-care
[2] http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/early/2016/12/08/peds.2016-2063.full.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nathalie-charpak
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rejean-tessier
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/juan-g-ruiz-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/pediatrics
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infant-mortality
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/breast-feeding
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/colombia
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-america