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a Randomized Controlled Experimental Design That Uses a Pretest-Posttest Control Group Model.
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating kangaroo mother care (KMC) for Kangaroo-mother Care. Completed, enrolled 76 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Aim: To determine the effect of kangaroo mother care (KMC) on perfusion index, heart rate, and oxygen saturation in premature infants who were discharged early and admitted to the neonatal intensive care in the following days.
Study Details
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Interventions
Kangaroo mother care is a simple care that aims to protect the health and well-being of premature babies, where skin-to-skin contact is achieved by placing the premature baby in an upright position, face down, between the parent's breasts, wearing only a diaper and a cap. Before the experimental group infant was given to the mother, his/her hat was put on, and clothes were removed. The infant was placed in an upright position (approximately 60°) between the mother's two breasts. To enable the infant to breathe, his/her head was positioned to the right or left with ear touching the mother's chest, arms and legs were flexed, and hip was abducted. The mother supported the infant's neck and back with one hand and the hips with the other. The infant's back was covered with a cotton blanket. An noninvasive pulse Co-oximetry was attached to the right wrist of the infant to evaluate heart rate, oxygen saturation, and perfusion index.