Kangaroo Mother Care
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Victor Hugo said, “There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” That time has come for a life-saving approach to looking after babies who are born too soon called kangaroo mother care. In Kenya, the moment as arrived to accelerate its scale-up for the 200,000 babies...
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Nurunnahar’s first daughter was 11 when she became pregnant for the second time. She was having her antenatal check-up done by a doctor at a nearby private clinic. When her gestational age entered 34th week Nurunnahar went into labor pain. There wasn’t any government health facility around her home at...
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Emma delivered her first child, Victor, more than two months early. She was 38 years old. When Emma came to Kenyatta National Hospital, they learned about Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC). Emma and her husband decided the KMC experience as the best possible chance for their son, Victor, to start life...
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In Pakistan, one baby in every 22 dies during its first month of life. This is the world’s highest rate of newborn mortality and a distressing statistic to which stillborn babies must be added. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides maternal and child healthcare services in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near...
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Do you have a story to share about transforming care for small and sick newborns? Share your story here! This HNN blog series serves as a platform to share stories of success and challenges in caring for small and sick newborns in low-resource settings. Send a 300-600-word blog about your experience...
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