Report on an international workshop on kangaroo mother care: lessons learned and a vision for the future

• Main Authors: Adriano Cattaneo (Author), Adidja Amani (Author), Nathalie Charpak (Author), Socorro De Leon-Mendoza (Author), Sarah Moxon (Author), Somashekhar Nimbalkar (Author), Giorgio Tamburlini (Author), Julieta Villegas (Author), Anne-Marie Bergh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Globally, complications of prematurity are the leading cause of death in children under five. Preterm infants who survive their first month of life are at greater risk for various diseases and impairments in infancy, childhood and later life, representing a heavy social and econo...