To identify enablers and barriers related to home Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) adoption after hospital discharge.<\/p>\n
An exploratory study, using a mixed methods evaluation, followed 60 mother\u2013infant dyads from the hospital ward to 4 weeks post-hospital discharge.<\/p>\n
Fifty-three of the mothers (88.3%) completed all study visits. The majority of mothers were breastfeeding and practicing skin-to-skin contact 4 weeks post-discharge. Seven mothers (13.2%) discontinued skin-to-skin contact at 4 weeks. KMC was practiced on average 3.3 h\/day and 5.1 days\/week. The top two enablers reported were significantly related to the amount of time skin-to-skin was practiced, with support for household responsibilities being most significant (U\u00bc195, p\u00bc0.008). Lack of privacy (p\u00bc0.002) and lack of motivation (p\u00bc0.034) were negatively correlated to duration of skin-to-skin contact.<\/p>\n
Future programs may increase dissemination and adoption of home KMC by specifically addressing enablers and barriers correlated to duration of skin-to-skin contact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"