The effect of kangaroo mother care in weight gain of low birth weight neonates

The effect of kangaroo mother care in weight gain of low birth weight neonates at 17 Shahrivar and 22 Bahman hospitals

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201209094431N2

Enrollment

Registered

2013-07-20

Start date

2012-10-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

LBW. Other low birth weight

Interventions

Intervention 1: Skin contact between mother and baby at a time of day is set. Every day, infants will weight without clothes and with a dry diaper an hour by a person and the numbers are recorded.

Behavior

Skin contact between mother and baby at a time of day is set. Every day, infants will weight without clothes and with a dry diaper an hour by a person and the numbers are recorded.

The control group are receive routine care and feeding schedule. Every day, infants will weight without clothes and with a dry diaper an hour by a person and the numbers are recorded

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

10 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria included infants who weighed 2500 g and exclusion criteria included tobe worse infants, connection to the ventilator, Lack of breast feeding and mother,s non-cooperation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Weight. Timepoint: Every day. Method of measurement: With Scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatihe kerman Saravi

Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

Fkermansaravi@yahoo.com+98 54 1241 1515

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026