The long-term effects of the Kangaroo Mother Care intervention on cognitive functioning: Results from a longitudinal study

This study aimed to evaluate the long-term effects of the Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) intervention on the intellectual and attentional functioning of young adults born with low birth weight. Three hundred infants were randomly assigned at birth in one of two interventions, KMC or traditional care (TC...

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Published inDevelopmental neuropsychology Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 82 - 91
Main Authors Ropars, Stéphanie, Tessier, Réjean, Charpak, Nathalie, Uriza, Luis Felipe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Routledge 02.01.2018
Psychology Press
Subjects
Adults
Attention
Birth weight
Cognitive ability
Cognitive benefits
Developmental psychology
Infants
Intervention
Kangaroo Mother Care
Long-term effects
Longitudinal studies
Low birth weight
Young adults
Intervention
Cognitive benefits
Kangaroo Mother Care
Low birth weight
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Summary:This study aimed to evaluate the long-term effects of the Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) intervention on the intellectual and attentional functioning of young adults born with low birth weight. Three hundred infants were randomly assigned at birth in one of two interventions, KMC or traditional care (TC), and completed cognitive tests at adulthood (19-21 years after recruitment). The main results show that participants with a neurological vulnerability at 6 months had higher IQ and sustained attention scores at adulthood if they had received KMC than if they had received TC.
ISSN:8756-5641
1532-6942
DOI:10.1080/87565641.2017.1422507