Feasibility of kangaroo mother care in Mumbai

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-38

  Kadam, Sandeep ^a   Binoy, S ^a   Kanbur, Wasundhara ^a   Mondkar, J A ^a   Fernandez, Armida ^a  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Kangaroo mother care; Mother infant dyad; Neonate; Skin to skin contact

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; KANGAROO CARE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN; OXYGEN SATURATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEPSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 14144249978     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02760578     Document Type: Article

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