Kangaroo Mother care for preterm/low birth weight babies

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This indicator measures the proposition of preterm/low birth weight babies who were initiated on Kangaroo Mother Care in SC-supported facilities/program intervention areas per WHO guidance on KMC.

Any KMC- KMC can be given at home or at the health-care facility. Infants who receive KMC should be secured firmly to the mother’s chest with a binder that ensures a patent airway. Whenever possible, the mother should provide KMC. If the mother is not available, fathers, partners and other family members can also provide KMC. Infants who need intensive care should be managed in special units, where mothers, fathers, partners and other family members can be with their preterm or LBW infants 24 hours a day.
Immediate KMC- At home, immediate KMC should be given to infants who have no danger signs . At health-care facilities, immediate KMC can be initiated before the infant is clinically stable unless the infant is unable to breathe spontaneously after resuscitation, is in shock or needs mechanical ventilation. The infant’s clinical condition (including heart rate, breathing, color, temperature and oxygen saturation, where possible) must be monitored

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Number of preterm/low birth weight babies initiated on Kangaroo Mother Care in SC-supported facilities/program intervention areas

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Expected number of all preterm/low birthweight babies in SC-supported facilities/program intervention areas available through national and global estimates updated annually

Reported through HMIS or collected through KMC register review as part of facility assessment and progarmme monitoring using number of preterm/low birth weight babies initiated on Kangroo Mother Care in SC-supported facilities/program intervention areas and Expected number of all preterm/low birthewight babies in SC-supported facilities/program intervention areas available through national and global estimates updated annually.

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Kangaroo mother care is recommended as routine care for all preterm or low-birth-weight infants. KMC can be initiated in the health-care facility or at home and should be given for 8–24 hours per day (as many hours as possible). Kangaroo mother care (KMC) for preterm or low-birth-weight infants should be started as soon as possible after birth. KMC can be implemented at home and at all levels of newborn care (primary, secondary and tertiary)

Low-birth-weight infant: infant with birth weight lower than 2500g (up to and including
2499g), regardless of gestational age.
Premature or preterm infant: infant born before 37 weeks of gestational age.
https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/363697/9789240058262-eng.pdf