Kangaroo Mother Care technology as a boon to tertiary care hospital in western Maharashtra.

International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research

Muhammed Shafee¹  Rahul Hanumant Dandekar¹ 

关键词: Kangaroo;    Conventional;    Low birth weight;   

DOI  :  10.7439/ijbar.v4i10.502

学科分类：药学、药理学、毒理学（综合）

来源: Scholar Science Journals

【 摘 要 】

Background:Hospital neonatal intensive care of LBW babies is difficult in developing countries and infants become a burden for health and social systems. In kangaroo mother care, the mother acts as an incubator and the main source of food and stimulation for LBW infants. Government Medical College, Kolhapur in Maharashtra caters largest part of health care to the population of western Maharashtra. Objectives:To study the effects of kangaroo mother care on growth pattern of low birth weight babies and on risk factors for illness in LBW. Methods and Material: This retrospective cohort study was performed on medical record of 120 neonates in one year duration at tertiary care hospital. Babies who received Kangaroo Mother Care were grouped as KMC group and the babies who were in neonatal intensive care with conventional management grouped as CMC. Primary outcome variable was growth pattern which was measured by weight gain, length gain and increase in head circumference. Secondary measures included risk of hypothermia, sepsis, apnea, hypoglycemia and duration of hospitalization.? Results:The daily weight gain in LBW babies in KMC (25.28gm? 7.38) was found more than CMC i.e.14.21gm? 4.4. The increment in length of babies in KMC was 0.99cm/week ? 0.19 found more as compared to CMC (0.70cm/week ? 0.19). There was 5% incidence of hypothermia in KMC that had far less than CMC (33.33%). The present study showed lesser duration of hospital stay. The exclusive breast feeding rate at one month of follow up was 95% in KMC and 78.34% in CMC. Conclusions : Kangaroo mother care accelerates growth pattern and reduces the risk against hypothermia, severe sepsis and apnea. It is superior alternative to neonatal intensive care of LBW babies in institute with limited resources. Key words:Kangaroo, Conventional, Low birth weight. ?????

【 授权许可】

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