Kangaroo care effect on self-esteem in the mothers of low birth weight infants

A Arzani, Y Zahedpasha, M Ahmadpour-Kacho… - Journal of Babol …, 2012 - jbums.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Low birth weight infants 40 times greater than infants
weighing more than 2500 g are at risk. These infants are usually separated from the mother
immediately and are transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit. This separation can
affect infant's respiratory, heart rate and body temperature. It also caused severe stress to
the mother and reduced mother's self-esteem. The purpose of this study was to determine
the effect of kangaroo mother care (KMC) on self-esteem in the mothers of low birth weight …
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