Feasibility of the use of Kangaroo mother care in the transfer of preterm and low-birth-weight infants: a two-arm nonrandomized controlled cluster feasibility study of neonatal transport in Cape Coast, Ghana

Feasibility of the use of Kangaroo mother care in the transfer of preterm and low-birth-weight infants: a two-arm nonrandomized controlled cluster feasibility study of neonatal transport in Cape Coast, Ghana

Abstract Background Despite progress made towards SDG 3, sub-Saharan Africa lags behind the rest of the world, accounting for over 50% of global neonatal deaths. The increased number of hospital births in the region has not reciprocated the reduction in neonatal mortality rates. Sick newborns face u...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel Okai, Frankie Fair, Hilda Danquah Konadu, Eugene K M Darteh, Hora Soltani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Kangaroo mother care
Prematurity
Low birth weight
Neonatal transport
Low- to middle-income countries
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05340-7
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