The H-HOPE behavioral intervention plus Kangaroo Mother Care increases mother-preterm infant responsivity in Malawi: a prospective cohort comparison

• Main Authors: Esnath M. Kapito (Author), Ellen M. Chirwa (Author), Elizabeth Chodzaza (Author), Kathleen F. Norr (Author), Crystal Patil (Author), Alfred O. Maluwa (Author), Rosemary White-Traut (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Early behavioral intervention to promote development is recommended as the standard of care for preterm infants, yet is not provided in Malawi. One such intervention is H-HOPE (Hospital to Home: Optimizing the Premature Infant's Environment). In US studies, H-HOPE increased...