Benefits of Kangaroo Mother Care on the Physiological Stress Parameters of Preterm Infants and Mothers in Neonatal Intensive Care.

Delia Cristóbal Cañadas Tesifón Parrón CarreñoCristina Sánchez BorjaAntonio Bonillo Perales

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)

This study suggests that KMC can be used to improve the stress of preterm infants and their mothers, and that the greater weight gain observed in these preterm infants could contribute to a shorter average hospital stay and lower healthcare expenditure.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
healthcare
weight gain
low birth weight
body mass index
birth weight
stress induced
weight loss
heat stress
adverse drug
drug induced