Effect of Community Initiated Kangaroo Mother Care on babies with Low Birth Weight
Not Applicable
Completed
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 8402
Inclusion Criteria
Low birth weight babies (>=1500 to <=2250 g) screened within 3 days and their mothers.
• Born at home
• Singleton or twins or triplets
• Infants born in hospital, discharged and KMC not initiated in the hospital
Exclusion Criteria
• Infant unable to feed
• Infant has breathing problem
• Infant is less active than normal
• Gross congenital malformations
• Mother does not intend to stay in the study area for the next 6 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method (1) Neonatal mortality from post enrolment to 28 days <br/ ><br>(2) Early infant mortality from post enrolment to 6 months of age <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: (1) From post enrolment to 28 days <br/ ><br>(2) From post enrolment to 6 months <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Early appropriate care seeking practices at 1, 3 and 6 monthsTimepoint: 1, 3, 6 months;Early recognition of illness at 1, 3 and 6 monthsTimepoint: 1, 3, 6 months;Gain in weight, length and head circumferenceTimepoint: 1, 3, 6 months;Incidence of infection and hospitalizationTimepoint: 1 month and 1 to 5 months;Motor and mental development in a subsampleTimepoint: 6 and 12 months;Proportion exclusively breastfed at 1 and 3 monthsTimepoint: 1 month, 3 months