Community initiated kangaroo mother care and early child development in low birth weight infants in...
Community initiated kangaroo mother care and early child development in low birth weight infants in India-a randomized controlled trial
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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In a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 8402 stable low birthweight (LBW) infants, majority being late preterm or term small for gestational age, community-initiated KMC (ciKMC) showed a significant improvement in survival. However, the effect of ciKMC on neurodevelopment is unclear. This is important to elucidate as children born with low birt...
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Community initiated kangaroo mother care and early child development in low birth weight infants in India-a randomized controlled trial
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_38679d8ed82243ba8616be42c88a776a
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_38679d8ed82243ba8616be42c88a776a
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1471-2431
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1471-2431
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10.1186/s12887-020-02046-4
