Barriers and facilitators to kangaroo mother care implementation in Cote d'Ivoire: a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Kadidiatou Raïssa Kourouma (Author), Marie Laurette Agbré-Yacé (Author), Daouda Doukouré (Author), Lassina Cissé (Author), Chantière Some-Méazieu (Author), Joseph Ouattara (Author), Akoua Tano-Kamelan (Author), Virginie Konan Kouakou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is a high impact, low technology and cost-effective intervention for the care of preterm and low birth weight newborn. Cote d'Ivoire adopted the intervention and opened the first KMC unit in 2019. This study aimed to assess barriers and facilitator...