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Perception and practice of kangaroo mother care among mothers with preterm babies after discharge at the women and newborn hospital/ Catherine Chirwa, Florence Kafula, Karen Munadimbwe and Joseph Ngoma.
Contributor(s): Chirwa, Catherine | Kafula, Florence | Munadimbwe, Karen | Ngoma, Joseph.
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BookPublisher: Lusaka, the university of Zambia, school of medicine 2017Description: xii,59p.Subject(s): Prenatal Care--Zambia | Infant, Premature--ZambiaDissertation note: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment for the award of bachelor of science degree in nursing at the university of Zambia. Summary: Complications of preterm birth are the leading cause of death amongst children under five years of age. Zambia is one of the countries that has a high neonatal and infant mortality rate. Kangaroo mother care has been percieved differently by both medical and non medical personnel. Kangaroo care or kangaroo mother care, sometimes called skin-to-skin care, is a technique of newborn care where babies are kept skin-to-skin with a parent, typically their mother. There have been considerations of looking at kanagroo care benefits and disadvantages as a care method for mothers with pre term babies. The study investigated the perceptions and practice of kangaroo mother care among mothers with pre term babies after discharge athe women and new born hospital.
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A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment for the award of bachelor of science degree in nursing at the university of Zambia.
Includes bibiliographical references.
Complications of preterm birth are the leading cause of death amongst children under five years of age. Zambia is one of the countries that has a high neonatal and infant mortality rate. Kangaroo mother care has been percieved differently by both medical and non medical personnel. Kangaroo care or kangaroo mother care, sometimes called skin-to-skin care, is a technique of newborn care where babies are kept skin-to-skin with a parent, typically their mother. There have been considerations of looking at kanagroo care benefits and disadvantages as a care method for mothers with pre term babies. The study investigated the perceptions and practice of kangaroo mother care among mothers with pre term babies after discharge athe women and new born hospital.
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