Effectiveness of Kangaroo Mother Care in Weight Gain among Newborn Babies in AVBRH Hospitals of Wardha

Abstract

Introduction: Kangaroo Mother Care is a simple and feasible intervention; acceptable to most mothers admitted in hospitals. There may be benefits in terms of reducing the incidence of hypothermia with no adverse effects of Kangaroo Mother Care. Kangaroo Care infants showed improvement in regular breathing patterns and virtually no periodic breathing, weight gain in low birth babies, suggesting  that Kangaroo Mother Care is safe for these infants. Materials and Methods: Randomized control trai, l  experimental and control group design was used in study this study was conducted in post natal wards of AVBR Hospital. In this study samples were newborns that were fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria. 500 newborns were selected and it was equally divided into two groups as control 250 and experimental 250. Random sampling technique was used in this study. A checklist regarding the frequency and duration of KMC was prepared for the experimental group.  Results: The mean weight gain in the control group at birth is 2.71, on discharge it is 2.53 and on follow up it is 3.07. The mean weight gain in the experimental group at birth is 2.74, on discharge it is 2.67 and on follow up it is 3.31.  Conclusion: Significant difference was found in the mean weight gain between experimental and control group. Thus it is concluded that KMC is effective in increasing the weight of the newborn babies.