Adolescent mothers’ lived experiences whilst providing continuous kangaroo mother care: A qualitative study
Background: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is the practice of skin-to-skin contact between an infant and parent and has been found to improve the growth and decrease the morbidity and mortality of low-birth-weight and premature infants. Adolescent pregnancy is associated with a preterm birth or low-birt...
Main Authors: | Anneline E. Robertson, Talitha Crowley |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
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AOSIS
2020-12-01
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Series: | Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/1450 |
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