a trial to evaluate the effect of Kangaroo Mother Care and exclusive breast feeding on growth & development of babies with birth weight less than 2500 gram in the first year of life
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- low birth weight newborn and their mother
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2013/07/003814
- Lead Sponsor
- ALPANAMAYI BERA
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 500
Inclusion Criteria
After short session of teaching and counseling on Breast feeding willing mothers of LBW babies born at SSKM Hospital, who consented and ensured follow up till 12 month, were included in the study. Selection of KMC & control group was done randomly. Then after short session of teaching & counseling on Breast feeding and KMC, willing mothers who consented to continue KMC and ensured follow up till 12 month, were included in the study as experimental group.
Exclusion Criteria
Sick mother, staying far distance not interested to continue follow up was excluded from the study. Baby with gross congenital malformation was excluded from the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method