Kangaroo mother care increases breastfeeding

Objectives:
Valuating the effect of kangaroo mother care (KMC) on breastfeeding success shows conflicting results. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.

Does kangaroo mother care increase breastfeeding?  

Study design:
This review article included 20 RCTs with 1,432 neonates in the kangaroo mother care (KMC) group and 1,410 neonates in the conventional care (CNC) group (control group).

Majority of studies had high risk of bias.

Results and conclusions:
The investigators found breastfeeding success rate was higher in the kangaroo mother care group within different time slots. However, this difference was not statistically significant [RR = 1.11, 95 CI = 0.93-1.34 and RR =1.13, 95% CI = 0.92-1.34 based on the time slot and birth weight, respectively].

The investigators found the between-groups difference in the mean scores of Infant Breast-Feeding Assessment Tool (IBFAT) was statistically significant [p 0.05].

The investigators found breastfeeding was initiated very sooner in the kangaroo mother care group, suggesting a statistically significant between-groups difference [-0.72, 95% CI = -0.92 to -0.53, p 0.05].

The investigators concluded there is a superiority of kangaroo mother care over conventional care in terms of breastfeeding success. Assessing the complications and costs of kangaroo mother care implementation recommended.

Original title:
Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care on successful breastfeeding: A systematic review and Meta-Analysis of randomised controlled trials by Ghojazadeh M, Hajebrahimi S, […], Azami-Aghdash S.

Link:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30251612

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