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Knowledge, attitude and practice of kangaroo mother care among mothers in the neonatal wards of a tertiary care center

INTRODUCTION: approximately 1 million children die each year due to complications of preterm birth with the major contributor to mortality being hypothermia. Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is an effective and low-cost technique which prevents neonate from hypothermia. The mother uses her body temperatur...

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Autores principales: Olawuyi, Olubukola, Ezenwa, Beatrice Nkolika, Fajolu, Iretiola Bamikeolu, Onwuama, Mercy, Ezeaka, Chinyere Veronica
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8308863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34367443
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.38.364.22833