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When to start kangaroo mother care (KMC - Skin to skin contact) in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants - Early or late?

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Neonates with birth weight less than 1100 gm
Registration Number
CTRI/2014/05/004625
Lead Sponsor
Fernandez Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
141
Inclusion Criteria

Infant fulfilling the following criteria

•Birth weight less than 1100 grams

•Singleton

•Tolerating spoon or tube feeds of 150 mL/kg/day and not on intravenous fluids

•Breathing room air

•Hemodynamically stable

Exclusion Criteria

Infants born with major malformations

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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