Consensus document for the kangaroo mother care method
Isabel María Fernández-Medina1, Lucía Jiménez-Fernández2, Álvaro José Solaz-García3
1Departamento de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Medicina, Universidad de Almería, Almería, Spain.
Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) improves outcomes for preterm and low birth weight infants. This guide offers evidence-based recommendations to standardize KMC practices and enhance neonatal care quality.
Area of Science:
- Neonatal Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Evidence-Based Practice
Background:
- Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) implementation varies in clinical practice.
- There is a need to reduce interprofessional variation in neonatal care quality.
Purpose of the Study:
- To gather the latest evidence-based recommendations for Kangaroo Mother Care.
- To standardize KMC implementation and improve neonatal care quality.
Main Methods:
- Development of clinical practice guidelines following national health system methodology.
- Literature search, critical appraisal, and external review of evidence.
- Focus on preterm (PT) and/or low birth weight (LBW) newborns in neonatal units.
Main Results:
- Recommendations address 18 clinical questions on KMC impact (morbidity, mortality, physiology, neurodevelopment, feeding, pain, families).
- Guidance provided for KMC in infants with medical devices (vascular access, respiratory support).
- Detailed description of KMC procedures, facilitators, barriers, and implementation in extremely preterm infants.
Conclusions:
- Kangaroo Mother Care is a beneficial practice for preterm infants, LBW infants, and their families.
- Implementation of these recommendations can improve KMC outcomes and overall neonatal care quality.
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