Biobliografía KMC Actualizada al 2009

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remarkable ability of the newborn infant to initiate breastfeeding during the first two hours postbirth (5 minutes narrated
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Riano de Otalora EMR. Promotion, diagnosis and early intervention for sensory motor alterations in biologically high risk
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I International KMC Workshop, WHO Collaborative Center, Trieste, 1996, No Abstract available, report (INK) available on
Kangaroo.javeriana.edu.co
II International KMC Workshop,
Kangaroo.javeriana.edu.co
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Kangaroo
Foundation,
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1998,
abstracts
available
on
J.Swinth, G.Cranston Anderson, B.Syfrett (USA) Title: " Barriers to KMC in the United States" No abstract
R. Davanzo, Paola Stillo, Daniela Petrina, Cristina Fertz, Humberto de Vonderweid Title:"Kangaroo Mother Care (Kmc) In a
Tertiary Neonatal Care Department: the Experience of Staff."
M Boixader (Spain) Title: "Testimony".
Adolfo Gómez Papí, Ana Nieto Jurado.Title: "Continuous Kangaroo Mother Care in an Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant.
First experience in our Contry."
E.Ryan (Africa del Sur)Title: "The implementation of KMC at Groote Schuur Hospital: KMC ward "
E.Ryan (Africa del Sur)Title: "The implementation of KMC at Groote Schuur Hospital: A nursing perspective."
Z. Lippert, P. Kirkwood, V. Suberg, E. Mc Glenadolf, Jacobs Presented by E.Ryan (Africa del Sur) Title: “How do parents in the
neonatal unit at groote schuur hospital, perceive Kangaroo Mother Care.” (KMC)
E.Ryan, Chief Professional Nurse, Neonatal Unit, Maternity Centre, Groote Schuur Hospital, Africa del Sur.Title: "The
Implementation of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) at Groote Schuur Hospital"
M.S. Pignotti, G. Rapisardi*, F.F. Rubaltelli, Italy Title: "Kangaroo Mother Care: Parents’ and Nurses’ Opinions and Problems"
M.Ferreira Rea, T.Toma, SR.Siqueira, LE.Batista, BL.Silvestrini y A.Cattaneo (Brasil, Italia) Title: " KM Method: implications
related to breastfeeding and development of LBW babies"
A.Levin (Estonia) Title: " Medical - Psychological work with mothers in the neonatal department"
N.Bergman Wesfleur Hospital, Provincial Administration Western Cape, South Africa. Title: “A descriptive framework for
KMC practice and research”.
Y.Cifuentes, G.Zuleta (Colombia) No abstract " Implementation of the Original KangarooMother Program at the IMI, 1978,
Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia"
R.Martínez Verónica “Kangaroo Mother Program in the Hospital Civil of Guadalajara, Mexico
G.Lima (Brasil) Abstract in Spanish Title: " Assistencia Madre Canguro - IMIP
Humberto Rey Vargas “Mild neonatal Respiratory Adaptation Problems and Kangaroo care in low birth Weight babies in the
first hours of life”
L.Rosero, R.Martinez (Colombia) “Implementation of KMC in the Colombian Social Security in Bogotá "
J.David Title: “Testimony of a KMC Mother”
J Molina Cambronero, R. Avila Title: “The Kangaroo Mother Program in Costa Rica: 2 years follow-up”
A S Donado Romero “Kangaroo Mother Care in the Clinica los Andes, ISS Baranquilla, Colombia”
R. Arandia “Kangaroo Mother Program, ten years of work”.
M. Licea Pérez Peña “Problems encountered with the implementation of the Kangaroo Mother Care Program (KMC) in Tepic,
Nayarit, México”.
S.Quintero, Italy “Kangaroo mother care: acceptability for mothers and health workers”.
E. Pineda “Hondurain Experience with the Kangaroo Mother Method 1992 – 1998”
E. Teixeira do Nascimento, Santos - SP. Brasil Title: "Kangaroo-baby (KB) in Departamment of Pediatric of Medical Science
School of Santos"
.E.Mendoza, L.Almeida "Interacção Mãe - Filho No Recém-Nascido Prétermo"
Dr.Tereza Toma, Brasil Kangaroo Mother Care: “The experience of a Public Hospital in Metropolitan area”
O. Lincetto “Kangaroo Mother Care as the Exclusive Way of Treating low Birthweight Infants in a secondary level Hospital in
Mozambique”.
N.Nguyen “The Kangaroo Mother Program at Uong Bi Hospital, Vietnam”.
A.E.Mendoza, L.Almeida " Amor de mae" " Interaccao mae - filho no recem-nascido pretermo"
N. Bergman, Western Cape, South Africa. “An implementation framework for KMC”.
C. Luong (Vietnam) “Management of Kangaroo Mother Program in TU DU Maternity Hospital”.
O. Ndiaye- Senegal "The Kangaroo Method : Problem Assesment And Difficulties In Introducing It At Le Dantec University
Health Center Maternity"
A. Surjono, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in Community Setting in Indonesia
H. Pratomo * and Siti Dhyanti Wisnuwardhani** "Problems In The Implementation Of The Kangaroo Care Mother (Kcm)
Among Rural Women In Different Regions Of Indonesia"
A. Cattaneo and Riccardo Davanzo, Trieste, Italy. Kangaroo mother care: practical Guidelines
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R.Tessier, M.Cristo, E.Velez (Canada PMC/ISS/Colombia)."Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC): A method of protecting high-risk
premature infants against developmental delay at 12 months of age."
K. Christenssen (Suecia )"Crying behaviour in the newborn infant"
J.G.Ruiz, N.Charpak, Z.Figueroa, Y.Charpak (UEC U.Javeriana, PMC/ISS/Colombia, EVAL Francia "Kangaroo Mother Care
(KMC) versus “traditional” care (TC) for newborn infants  2000 grams. A randomized controlled trial. results at one year"
A.Levine (Estonia)."Humane Neonatal Care Initiative at the end of XX century"
A. Surjono (Indonesia). "Kangaroo Mother care in Low Birth Weight Infants: a randomized Controlled Trial"
G.Anderson (USA)."Self-Regulatory mothering vs nursery routine care postbirth: effect on salivary cortisol and interactions
with gender, feeding and smoking"
S.Flores, I.Cifuentes (Mejico) "Clinical Score for a Safe and Earlier Hospital Discharge for the mother/infant (M/I) dyad,
participating in a kangaroo Program."
R.Cerezo (Guatemala). Abstract in Spanish "Programa Madre Canguro: ¿Existe un limite de peso y edad gestacional?
S.Ludington , presented by J.Swinft,(USA). No abstract "Randomized controlled trial of KC with ventilated preterm infants"
N.Bergman. (Africa del Sur)."Charge for the future of KC: a public health imperative"
III International KMC Workshop, Yoyakarta, 2000, abstracts available on http// Kangaroo.javeriana.edu.co
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N Bergman, Cap Town Kangaroo Mother Care from Birth Compared to Conventional Care
Z Figueroa, R.Martinez, Colombia Predicting the Need for Supplementing Breastfeeding inInfants with Birth Weight < 2000
G. Cared for at the Kangaroo Mother Program (KMC) of the “Clinica Del Nino” in Santafe De Bogota, Colombia
IGG Djelantik, Indonesia, Evaluation of the Post Training Training Knowledge and Performance of Midwives in Implementing
the Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) at Grass Root Level: A Cross Sectional Study in Lombok Island
Rina Artining Anggorodi, Hadi Pratomo, and Hendrastuti Pertiwi, Jakarta, Indonesia Ethnographic Study Case of the Newborn
among the Women in Rural Areas. District Central Maluku, Maluku Province, Indonesia
Marta Prochnik, Brazil The Transition of KMC into Public Policy in Brazil .
"A Rapid Assessment Procedure involving social scientists to assess the existing practice of caring for the preterm babies in
an isolated areas of eastern part of Indonesia".
Kurilina T., Ukraine The First Result of Implementation of KMC in Ukraine
Jelka Zupan, Geneva, Switzerland Clinical Course and Outcomes of Newborn Infants < 2000, Newborn Health and Kangaroo
Mother Care
Hadi Pratomo, Indonesia Developing Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) Video Program for Supporting Training for Health
Personnel: A Case Study in Indonesia
Jansson M, Sweden ,Physiological Metabolic and Behavioural Outcome in Preterm Infants Randomized skin-to-skin or
Traditional (Separation) Immediate after Birth
Luong Kim Chi, Vietnam Kangaroo Babies Breast Tube Feeding at Home in Comparison with Breast Sucking Feeding Directly
Nizmawardani Yaman, Indonesia Non-Medical Reasons Facilitating the Acceptance of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) among
Rural Women in Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU) District South Sumatra Province, Indonesia
Ali Usman, Indonesia Some Clinical Aspects of Kangaroo Mother Method Care on Low Birth Weight Infants at Home
Parma Oemi Asnil, Indonesia The Implementation of KMC on Low Birth Weight Infants and its Influencing Factors in M.
Djamil General Public HospitalPadang, Indonesia
Nguyen Thu Nga, Vietnam The Early Implementation of Kangaroo Mother Care Unit at Uong Bi General Hospital, Vietnam
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