Kangaroo mother care for the prevention of neonatal hypothermia: a randomised controlled trial in term neonates

摘要

Objective To test the hypothesis that kangaroo mother care (KMC) initiated either at birth or at 1 hour after birth reduces moderate or severe hypothermia in term neonates at (A) 1 hour after birth and (B) at discharge when compared with standard thermoregulation care.