Use of Kangaroo Mother Care
In the VPT infants 36% of the dyads had KMC during the first day of the infants’ life and an additional 31% the following day. In contrast, 77% of the PT dyads initiated KMC within the first day and 14% the following day. The only maternal demographic variable associated with duration of KMC per day was parity: primiparous mothers had more time of KMC with their infants than multiparous mothers (po.01). Infants in both groups who were ventilated or received continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or extra oxygen had more days in an incubator before they were placed KMC for the first time (po.05). In addition, infants needing ventilator care had less KMC time per day than other infants (po.05).