Inpatient Kangaroo Care Predicts Early Cognitive Development at 6 and 12 Months in Infants Born Very Preterm.
Molly F LazarusVirginia A MarchmanEdith Brignoni-PérezSarah E DubnerHeidi M FeldmanMelissa ScalaKatherine E TravisPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)
In this retrospective cohort study, frequency, amount, and duration of family-delivered Kangaroo Care in the NICU predicted cognitive abilities at 6 and 12 months. Kangaroo care may be a long-term neuroprotective clinical strategy for infants born preterm.