Towards universal Kangaroo Mother Care: recommendations and report from the First European conference and Seventh International Workshop on Kangaroo Mother Care

Nyqvist, KH; Anderson, GC; Bergman, Nils; Cattaneo, Adriano; Charpak, Nathalie; Davanzo, Riccardo; Ewald, Uwe; Ibe, O.E.; M. Ludington‐Hoe, Susan; Mendoza, Socorro; Pallás‐Allonso, C; Ruiz Peláez, JG; Sizun, Jacques; Widström, A‐M

doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01787.x

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Towards universal Kangaroo Mother Care: recommendations and report from the First European conference and Seventh International Workshop on Kangaroo Mother Care

Published in Acta Paediatrica • Mar 6, 2010

Authors:

KH Nyqvist

GC Anderson

Nils Bergman

Abstract

UNLABELLED: The hallmark of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is the kangaroo position: the infant is cared for skin-to-skin vertically between the mother's breasts and below her clothes, 24 h/day, with father/substitute(s) participating as KMC providers. Intermittent KMC (for short periods once or a few t...

Subject

Medicine

Kangaroo care

Breastfeeding

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