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JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
Volume 25, Issue 8, Pages 1354-1357Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2011.634459
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Breastfeeding; breastfeeding-associated jaundice; skin-to-skin
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Objective: We investigated the effect of kangaroo mother care (KMC) on the duration of phototherapy of jaundiced neonates. Methods: Fifty Egyptian newborns hospitalized for jaundice were investigated through a prospective observational study to determine whether intermittent KMC would reduce the duration of phototherapy required. Results: The babies who received KMC recovered earlier from jaundice and needed a shorter duration of phototherapy than the control group (68.14 +/- 24.32 hour versus 100.86 +/- 42.26 hour, p = 0.004). Conclusion: KMC may be an effective intervention to reduce the duration of phototherapy needed when jaundiced babies are hospitalized.
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