Barriers and facilitators of kangaroo mother care adoption in five Chinese hospitals: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Kangaroo mother care (KMC) has been proved to be a safe and cost-effective standard of care for preterm babies. China hasn't adopted the KMC practice widely until recently. We aim to assess barriers and facilitators of KMC adoption in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and postnatal wards in China. METHODS:We conducted clinical observations and semi-structured interviews with nurses, physicians, and parents who performed KMC in seven NICUs and postnatal wards housed in five hospitals in different provinces of China between August and September 2018. The interviews provided first-hand stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators of KMC implementation and sustainability. We further explored health system's readiness and families' willingness to sustain KMC practice fol

SUBMITTER: Yue J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7427278 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature