Kangaroo mother care
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Kangaroo mother care
Nurs J India.
2008 Nov.
Abstract
Kangaroo mother care (KMC), defined as skin-to-skin contact between a mother and her newborn, frequent and exclusive or nearly exclusive breastfeeding, and early discharge from hospital, has been proposed as an alternative to conventional neonatal care for low birthweight infants.
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