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Perception and practice of Kangaroo Mother Care after discharge from hospital in Kumasi, Ghana: A longitudinal study

BACKGROUND: The practice of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is life saving in babies weighing less than 2000 g. Little is known about mothers' continued unsupervised practice after discharge from hospitals. This study aimed to evaluate its in-hospital and continued practice in the community among mo...

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Autores principales:	Nguah, Samuel B, Wobil, Priscilla NL, Obeng, Regina, Yakubu, Ayi, Kerber, Kate J, Lawn, Joy E, Plange-Rhule, Gyikua
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2011
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3266193/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22133462 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-11-99

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