Health professional assisted Kangaroo mother care practice in Ethiopian health care facilities: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey

• Main Authors: Mesfin Wudu Kassaw (Author), Ayele Mamo Abebe (Author), Biruk Beletew Abate (Author), Ayelign Mengesha Kassie (Author), Kirubel Dagnaw Tegegne (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Worldwide, 15 million children born prematurely every year and over one million of them died because of prematurity caused complications. However, three-fourths of deaths from preterm related complications are preventable by using Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC). The Ethiopian governm...