Measuring the duration of kangaroo mother care for neonates: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is high impact for survival of low birth weight neonates, but there are few rigorous evaluations of duration required for impact. We conducted a scoping review of KMC duration measurement methods and assessed their validation.

Design

Scoping review in accordance with Joanna Briggs Institute guidance for conducting scoping review.

Data sources

MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, African Index Medicus, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, ClinicalTrials.gov, International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number Registry, Medrxiv and OpenGrey were searched through November 2022.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Publications with primary

SUBMITTER: Tumukunde VS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11758684 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature