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Kangaroo Care to Reduce Mortality Rates in Premature Neonates
University of West Florida Libraries
Integration of Evidence in Professional Nursing Practice Research Presentations, Research presentations (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 11/2024)
11/2024
Abstract
Infants who are born before 37 weeks of gestation often require life-sustaining interventions that take focus away from attachment based interventions after delivery, such as kangaroo mother care (KMC). KMC is not currently considered a priority intervention in this population and involves caring for premature infants with skin to skin contact by placing baby on mother’s chest (Adejuyigbe, 2020). KMC can improve the baby’s chance of survival by helping with heart rate, breathing rate, sleep, weight gain, brain development, reduce the infant's pain, stress levels, and is a great way for mother and baby to bond as well. The research is focused on implementing skin to skin care as a life-sustaining intervention in the first 24 hours of life for premature neonates, as skin to skin care is known to improve neonatal thermoregulation and vital signs, which are contributing factors to neonatal demise (Araya, 2021).
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- Title
- Kangaroo Care to Reduce Mortality Rates in Premature Neonates
- Resource Type
- Presentation
- Event
- Integration of Evidence in Professional Nursing Practice Research Presentations, Research presentations (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 11/2024)
- Contributors
- Rebecca D Toothaker (Faculty Mentor) - University of West Florida, Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries; Argo Scholar Commons
- Format
- mp4
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries by the author to digitize and/or display this information for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380586996306600
- Academic Unit
- BSN Virtual Student Scholarly Poster Showcase; School of Nursing; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English
- Course Name
- Integration of Evidence in Professional Nursing Practice; NUR 4169