Immediate “kangaroo mother care” and survival of infants with low birth weight (27 May 2021)

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Authors of this study conclude that among infants with a birth weight between 1.0 and 1.799 kg, those who received immediate kangaroo mother care (continuous skin-to-skin contact) had lower mortality at 28 days than those who received conventional care with kangaroo mother care initiated after stabilisation.

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