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Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care during the first 72 hours of life on early growth and breastfeeding in normal birth weight newborns: Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial

2026-02-25 public and global health Title + abstract only
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IntroductionSkin-to-skin contact during the first hour of birth is recommended for healthy newborn infants and their mothers and improves early stabilisation and breastfeeding outcomes. Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC), involving prolonged skin-to-skin contact (SSC) and exclusive breastfeeding, provides an optimal physiological transition from intrauterine to extrauterine life for preterm and low birth weight infants, improving survival by 32% and conferring multiple clinical and neurodevelopmental be...

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