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Jornal de pediatria · May 2010
The impact of kangaroo care on exclusive breastfeeding in low birth weight newborns.
- Honorina de Almeida, Sonia I Venancio, Maria Teresa C Sanches, and Daisuke Onuki.
- Instituto de Saúde - Instituto de Pesquisa, Secretaria Estadual de Saúde do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil. honorina.almeida@terra.com.br
- J Pediatr (Rio J). 2010 May 1;86(3):250-3.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the impact of kangaroo care on exclusive breastfeeding in low birth weight newborns until 6 months of life.MethodsProspective study carried out with 43 newborns (23 allocated in the kangaroo group and 23 in a control group) weighing < 2,000 g and staying in the neonatal unit for at least 7 days. Exclusive breastfeeding rates between the groups were compared until the age of 6 months. The chi-square test for categorical variables was used and the statistical significance level was 0.05.ResultsExclusive breastfeeding rates were higher in the kangaroo group at hospital discharge (82.6 vs. 0%; p = 0.00), at 40 weeks of gestational age (73.9 vs. 31.6%; p = 0.01), at 3 months (43.5 vs. 5.0%; p = 0.005), and at 6 months (22.7 vs. 5.9%; p = 0.20)ConclusionKangaroo care showed to be a facilitator of exclusive breastfeeding for low birth weight newborns until 6 months of life.
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