Kangaroo Mother Care and the Bonding Hypothesis

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Réjean Tessier · Université Laval

Marta Cristo · Clínica Santa María

Stella Velez · Clínica Santa María

Marta Girón

SW‡ Zita Figueroa de Calume · Clínica Santa María

Juan G. Ruiz-Paláez · Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

Yves Charpak

Nathalie Charpak ·

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These results suggest that KMC should be promoted actively and that mothers should be encouraged to use it as soon as possible during the intensive care period up to the 40 weeks of gestational age. Thus, KMC should be viewed as a means of humanizing the process of g

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Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Infant Development and Preterm Care Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

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Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 102, Issue 2, pp. e17-e17

DOI: 10.1542/peds.102.2.e17

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