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Kangaroo mother care for clinically unstable neonates weighing ≤2000 g: Is it feasible at a hospital in Uganda?

BACKGROUND: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) for stable neonates ≤2000 g (g) is associated with decreased mortality, sepsis, hypothermia, and length of stay compared to conventional care. The World Health Organization states that KMC “should be initiated… as soon as newborns are clinically stable” [12]. H...

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Autores principales: Morgan, Melissa C, Nambuya, Harriet, Waiswa, Peter, Tann, Cally, Elbourne, Diana, Seeley, Janet, Allen, Elizabeth, Lawn, Joy E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5823031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29497509
http://dx.doi.org/10.7189/jogh.08.010701