Adaptation and barriers of home based kangaroo mother care in low birth weight infants Download PDF

Background: Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is an alternative to incubator care for preterm babies. The main purpose of this study was to explore adaptation and barriers in the implementation of home based KMC in Low Birth Weight and Very Low Birth Weight neonates. Methods: Participants were the mothers of premature neonates, discharged from NICU. For assessment implementation of home based KMC, 3 follow ups were designed. Results: In this study 400 mothers were assessed. The mean duration of KMC was 34.4(23.7) minutes in each sitting. There was a statistically effect of time on duration of KMC. The most common barrier in the implementation of KMC was lack of time. The only variable which was effective in implementation of KMC was watching the informational movie on KMC. Conclusion: Home based KMC is well accepted. However duration of KMC sitting is low. Nurses should offer educational program to provide KMC effectively.