A comparison of kangaroo mother care and conventional incubator care for thermal regulation of infants < 2000 g in Nigeria using continuous ambulatory temperature monitoring.

Ibe, O E

A comparison of kangaroo mother care and conventional incubator care for thermal regulation of infants < 2000 g in Nigeria using continuous ambulatory temperature monitoring. [electronic resource] - Annals of tropical paediatrics Sep 2004 - 245-51 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study

0272-4936

10.1179/027249304225019082 doi


Adult
Attitude to Health
Body Temperature--physiology
Body Temperature Regulation--physiology
Cross-Over Studies
Developing Countries
Female
Humans
Hypothermia--prevention & control
Incubators
Infant Care--methods
Infant, Low Birth Weight--physiology
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature--physiology
Mother-Child Relations
Mothers--psychology
Nigeria
Skin Temperature--physiology
Touch