Browsing by Subjects (CINAHL) "Kangaroo Care"
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Extending Courtesy to Our Littlest Patients: Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Promote Skin to Skin for Neonatal Comfort
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Background: Laboratory services sought collaboration to increase satisfaction in the perception of their courtesy towards the mother/infant population. Press Ganey scores were ... -
Implementing Kangaroo Mother Care in the preterm infant unit of Potchefstroom Hospital
(2017-02-14)The Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy Africa (MCHNLA Africa) develops the leadership skills of maternal and child health nurses and midwives who work in a variety of healthcare settings. The academy prepares ... -
Improving The Quality Of Care For The Sick Newborn: Focusing on Kangaroo Mother Care and Breastfeeding
(2017-01-10)The project aimed at improving the knowledge and practices of KMC and breastfeeding for the neonates in Stanfield ward. Approximately 90-150 neonates are admitted in Mulago Hospital/month. Fears and misconceptions about ... -
Kangaroo Care and Postpartum Depression: The Role of Oxytocin
(2017-04-28)Problem: Postpartum depression (PPD) occurs in about 10–15% of women after birth and adversely affects their health and the health of their newborn. Kangaroo care (KC) is known to have many health-related benefits for ... -
Process improvement: Increasing skin-to-skin contact during a cesarean birth
(2016-02-03)Abstract There are many documented benefits to breastfeeding not only for infants, but for mothers as well. The hospital where I’m employed, which had over 6,600 births last year, wanted to improve maternal/infant ... -
Skin-to-skin Contact After Birth to Promote Newborns' Vital Stabilization: An Evidence-Based Project
(2016-02-05)Abstract The hours immediately following birth are a crucial time for an infant to sustain life. Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) during this time provides the infant with natural thermoregulation and promotes oxygenation. ...
