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What is kangaroo mother care? Systematic review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Kangaroo mother care (KMC), often defined as skin–to–skin contact between a mother and her newborn, frequent or exclusive breastfeeding, and early discharge from the hospital has been effective in reducing the risk of mortality among preterm and low birth weight infants. Research studies...

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Autores principales: Chan, Grace J, Valsangkar, Bina, Kajeepeta, Sandhya, Boundy, Ellen O, Wall, Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4871067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27231546
http://dx.doi.org/10.7189/jogh.06.010701