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iKMC – Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care for low birth weight babies

The WHO is recommending a major reorganisation of care for low birth weight babies, half of whom currently do not survive. This follows a landmark Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial which showed that very premature babies are best cared for in skin-to-skin contact with their mothers immediately after birth.

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