Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care on Feeding, Morbidity and Neuro Development of Low Birth Weight Neonates
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Objectives: Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) was developed for caring of low birth weight (LBW) babies in developing countries. Study was done with the objective to evaluate the effect of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on feeding, neurodevelopment, morbidity and problems associated with KMC on low birth weight (LBW) neonates. Material and Methods: Prospective follow-up cohort study was carried out at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at tertiary level hospital from January 2015 to December 2016 and details of neonates were recorded on prestuctured proforma. Results: Mean duration of KMC during the hospital stay was 9.3 ± 4.6days (5.7±2.4 hours/day). 72.2% Neonates were on breast milk at enrolment in the study which increased to 91.5% neonates at the time of discharge, with practise of KMC of 19.3% neonates were able to achieve exclusive breast feeding at discharge (p 0.01). Mean days for shift from katori spoon feeding to direct breastfeeding - 3.15 ± 2.44 days. Neuro-development was better in neonates who received KMC at home as compare to those who did not receive at home (p 0.04). Most common problem encountered during the practise of KMC was Shyness(26.2%) followed by pain at suture line (4.5%). Conclusion: KMC helps to achieve smooth and early transition to direct breastfeeding, increases the exclusively breastfeeding rate, better neuro development and reduces the morbidities in LBW neonates.
Authors and Affiliations
Arif S. Vohra, Bela H. Shah, K. M. Mehariya
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP427946
- DOI -
- Views 94
- Downloads 0
Adequacy and Accuracy of Fine Nedle Aspiration Cytology of Papillary Lesions of the Breast with its Histopathological Correlation: A Two Year Study from a Tertiary Care Centre
Introduction: The cytodiagnosis of papillary breast lesions poses many difficulties due to overlappinging of similar features observed in other breast lesions that produces papillary like tissue fragments. Study aimed to...
Study of Serum Malondialdehyde and Calcitriol Level in Oral Submucus Fibrosis Patients
Introduction: oral submucus fibrosis is a frequently seen precancerous condition of oral cavity. Chewing of areca nut is the most common etiological agent associated with it. Malondialdehyde is a toxic product formed as...
EWS in Predicting Severity of Acute Pancreatitis - An Early Guide for Clinician Working in Limited Facilities
Introduction: Acute pancreatitis is fairly common and lethal condition, often associated with one or more complications in varying degree; demanding high index of suspicion, early diagnosis and aggressive individualized...
Post Laparotomy Abdominal Wound Dehisence – A Study in Tertiary Care Hospital
Introduction: Wound dehiscence is defined as separation of all layers of incision. It may be partial or complete. Partial when one or more layers have separated but either the skin or the peritoneum is intact. Complete w...
Role of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Low Risk Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Controlled Study
Introduction: Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis has low risk of postoperative infective complications. Although antibiotics prophylaxis is routinely administered in laparoscopic cholecy...