Mothers' quality of life delivering kangaroo mother care at Malawian hospitals: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Kangaroo mother care is known to help save the lives of preterm and low birthweight infants, particularly in resource-limited health settings, yet barriers to implementation have been documented. Mothers and their families are very involved in the process of providing kangaroo mother care and the impact on their well-being has not been well explored. The objective of this research was to investigate the perspectives and experiences of a mother's quality of life while delivering facility-based kangaroo mother care.

Methods

This study is a secondary analysis of the qualitative data collected within the "Integrating a neonatal healthcare package for Malawi" project. Twenty-seven health workers and 24 caregivers engaged with kangaroo mother care at four hospitals in

SUBMITTER: Nyondo-Mipando AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8317316 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature