Positive Effects of Kangaroo Mother Care on Long-Term Breastfeeding Rates, Growth, and Neurodevelopment in Preterm Infants
Wang Y, Zhao T, Zhang Y, Li S, Cong X. Positive Effects of Kangaroo Mother Care on Long-Term Breastfeeding Rates, Growth, and Neurodevelopment in Preterm Infants. Breastfeeding Medicine 2021, 16: 282-291. PMID: 33533688, DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2020.0358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitKangaroo mother careEffect of kangaroo mother careKangaroo mother care groupKMC infantsPositive effects of kangaroo mother careChinese NICUsControl groupPreterm infant-mother dyadsMonths of corrected ageMother careImpact of Kangaroo Mother CareBreastfeeding outcomesNeonatal behavioral neurological assessmentChinese preterm infantsMonths of CAKangaroo mother care practiceLong-term breastfeeding ratesPreterm infant healthBehavioral neurological assessmentInfant feeding regimensBody weightIntensive care unitRandomized controlled studyPhysical growth