KMC by surrogate can have an effect equal to KMC by mother in improving the nutritional behavior and arterial oxygen saturation of the preterm infant: results of a controlled randomized clinical trial

• Main Authors: Mahboubeh Jamehdar (Author), Roghaiyeh Nourizadeh (Author), Aboulhassan Divband (Author), Leila Valizadeh (Author), Mohammadbagher Hosseini (Author), Sevil Hakimi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of kangaroo mother care (KMC) by mother and her surrogate on nutritional behavior and physiological function of preterm neonates. Method This study was a randomized, controlled clinical trial conducted on 70 preterm infants admi...