Caregiving can be costly: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to conducting kangaroo mother care in a US tertiary hospital neonatal intensive care unit

Caregiving can be costly: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to conducting kangaroo mother care in a US tertiary hospital neonatal intensive care unit

Abstract Background Preterm birth is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children under five and often requires a newborn to have an extended stay in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Maternal engagement, such as visiting the NICU to provide kangaroo mother care (KMC), can improve out...

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Main Authors: Todd P. Lewis, Kathryn G. Andrews, Elyse Shenberger, Theresa S. Betancourt, Günther Fink, Sunita Pereira, Margaret McConnell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Preterm infant
Kangaroo mother care
Neonatal intensive care unit
Caregiving
Skin-to-skin contact
Qualitative methods
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-019-2363-y

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