The kangaroo mothers' programme: a simple and cost-effective alternative for protecting the premature newborn or low-birth-weight babies

• Published in: Revista de salud pública (Bogotá, Colombia) Vol. 14 Suppl 2; pp. 32 - 45
• Main Authors: Lizarazo-Medina, Jenny P, Ospina-Diaz, Juan M, Ariza-Riaño, Nelly E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Colombia 01.06.2012
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Birth Weight; Breast Feeding - methods; Breast Feeding - statistics & numerical data; Colombia - epidemiology; Cost Savings; Family Characteristics; Female; Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data; Hospitals, Maternity - organization & administration; Humans; Infant, Low Birth Weight; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Infant, Premature, Diseases - epidemiology; Kangaroo-Mother Care Method - economics; Kangaroo-Mother Care Method - methods; Kangaroo-Mother Care Method - utilization; Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Malnutrition - epidemiology; Maternal Age; Middle Aged; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology; Pregnancy in Adolescence - statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; Socioeconomic Factors; Weight Gain; Young Adult; Colombia

Describing the efficacy and achievements of the kangaroo mothers' programme (KMP) regarding preterm or low-birth-weight babies' health and development in Hospital San Rafael in Tunja from November 2007 to December 2009. This was a retrospective observational cohort study; 374 infants born...