Background Childhood vaccination is a common procedure and a part of routine medical
care during infancy. Although vaccination is the cornerstone for prevention of many
infectious diseases, it is associated with significant pain, which is often ignored. Non
pharmacological interventions such as breast feeding and kangaroo mother care (KMC)
have been used to decrease this procedural pain. However there is paucity of published
data on effective use of KMC in term neonates and infants beyond the neonatal age. Method …