ArticlesKangaroo mother method: randomised controlled trial of an alternative method of care for stabilised low-birthweight infants
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2022, Jornal de PediatriaCitation Excerpt :The clinical difference was a length of hospital stay 18 hours and 57 minutes (-0.81 days) shorter than that of the control group, ranging between 2 days, 13 hours, and 26 minutes less to 23 hours and 16 minutes more. When the length of hospital stay is reduced, there is also a reduction in the costs imposed on the infant family27,37 and on the health system,17,37,38 in addition to the bed turnover promotion in neonatology units. The study by Acharya et al.25 demonstrated a longer hospital stay in the group that received the KMC.
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2019, Archives of Psychiatric NursingCitation Excerpt :KC is considered a safe, cost-effective approach to caring for clinically stable low-birth-weight and preterm infants. In clinical trials involving premature infants without NAS, KC was positively associated with decreased infections and respiratory-tract illness (Charpak, Ruiz-Peláez, Zita Figueroa de, & Charpak, 1997; Sloan, et al., 1994); improved sleep, autonomic nervous system (ANS) function, arousal modulation and sustained exploration (Feldman & Eidelman, 2003; Feldman, Weller, Sirota, & Eidelman, 2002; Messmer et al., 1997); and diminished pain response (Johnston et al., 2003). Recently, studies have investigated the effectiveness of KC in managing NAS symptoms.
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