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EVALUATION OF OUTPATIENT KANGAROO MOTHER CARE FOR PRETERM INFANTS AT CA MAU OBSTETRICS AND PEADIATRICS HOSPITAL IN 2024
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Background: Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) for preterm infants is a low-cost, easy-to-implement solution. However, its home implementation faces many challenges. This study evaluates the care outcomes and factors related to outpatient KMC. Objectives: To determine the outcomes of outpatient KMC for preterm infants at Ca Mau Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital in 2024 and related factors. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study on preterm infants who received KMC after discharge and follow-up visits at Ca Mau Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital from January 2024 to December 2024. Results: A study of 420 infants showed that 63.57% achieved developmental standards after care. After multivariate analysis, factors increasing the likelihood of infants meeting standards were urban residence, duration of Kangaroo Mother Care, and complete regular follow-up visits, with adjusted ORs of 2.13, 1.57, and 1.73, respectively. Furthermore, educational level and gestational age showed a tendency with ORs of 1.42 and 1.65, respectively. Conversely, pregnancy complications reduced the likelihood of infants meeting standards, with an adjusted OR of 0.57. Conclusion: The rate of children receiving PPK is still relatively high. Urban residence, higher educational level, longer gestational age, duration of Kangaroo Mother Care, and complete regular follow-up visits helped increase the proportion of infants meeting developmental standards. Pregnancy complications reduced the infants' developmental potential.
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Kangaroo Mother Care, outpatient, preterm infants.
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