Community based kangaroo mother care for low birth weight babies: A pilot study.

Rasaily, Reeta; Ganguly, K K; Roy, M; Vani, S N; Kharood, N; Kulkarni, R; Chauhan, S; Swain, S; Kanugo, L

Rasaily, Reeta; Ganguly, K K; Roy, M; Vani, S N; Kharood, N; Kulkarni, R; Chauhan, S; Swain, S; Kanugo, L.

Afiliación

Rasaily R; Central Technical Coordinating Unit, Division of Reproductive Biology & Maternal Health & Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.
Ganguly KK; Central Technical Coordinating Unit, Division of Reproductive Biology & Maternal Health & Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.
Roy M; Central Technical Coordinating Unit, Division of Reproductive Biology & Maternal Health & Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.
Vani SN; Department of Paediatrics, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, India.
Kharood N; Department of Paediatrics, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, India.
Kulkarni R; Department of Operational Research, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai, India.
Chauhan S; Department of Operational Research, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai, India.
Swain S; National Institute of Applied Human Research and Development, Cuttack, India.
Kanugo L; National Institute of Applied Human Research and Development, Cuttack, India.

Indian J Med Res ; 145(1): 51-57, 2017 Jan.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28574014

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Kangaroo mother care (KMC - early continuous skin-to-skin contact between mother and infants) has been recommended as an alternative care for low birth weight infants. There is limited evidence in our country on KMC initiated at home. The present study was undertaken to study acceptability of KMC in different community settings. METHODS: A community-based pilot study was carried out at three sites in the States of Odisha, Gujarat and Maharashtra covering rural, urban and rural tribal population, respectively. Trained health workers provided IEC (information, education and communication) on KMC during antenatal period along with essential newborn care messages. These messages were reinforced during the postnatal period. Outcome measures were the proportion of women accepting KMC, duration of KMC/day and total number of days continuing KMC. Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were also carried out. RESULTS: KMC was provided to 101 infants weighing 1500-2000 g; 57.4 per cent were preterm. Overall, 80.2 per cent mothers received health education on KMC during antenatal period, family members (68.3%) also attended KMC sessions along with pregnant women and 55.4 per cent of the women initiated KMC within 72 h of birth. KMC was provided on an average for five hours per day. Qualitative survey data indicated that the method was acceptable to mothers and family members; living in nuclear family, household work, twin pregnancy, hot weather, etc., were cited as reasons for not being able to practice KMC for a longer duration. INTERPRETATION & CONCLUSIONS: It was feasible to provide KMC using existing infrastructure, and the method was acceptable to most mothers of low birth infants.

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Recién Nacido de Bajo Peso/crecimiento & desarrollo; Método Madre-Canguro; Femenino; Humanos; India; Lactante; Recién Nacido; Proyectos Piloto; Embarazo

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Recién Nacido de Bajo Peso / Método Madre-Canguro Tipo de estudio: Qualitative_research Límite: Female / Humans / Infant / Newborn / Pregnancy País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Indian J Med Res Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: India

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