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Chavula, Kondwani
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Improving Skin-to-Skin Practice for Babies in Kangaroo Mother Care in Malawi Through the Use of a Customized Baby Wrap: A randomized control trial
Complications of prematurity are a leading cause of newborn death in Malawi. Despite early adoption of Kangaroo mother care (KMC), coverage remains low and women have expressed challenges in using the traditional wrapper–chitenge. In 2016, a study was con
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Improving Availability and Quality of Routine Data for Newborns: Malawi’s experience with kangaroo mother care (KMC)
Malawi has systematically scaled up Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) for the care of preterm and low-birth-weight (LBW) babies since 2005. However, the absence of a national system of standardized indicators, registers, and reports resulted in limited, poor qua
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Improving Availability, Quality, and Use of Routine date for Newborns: Malawi's experience with kangaroo mother care
Save the Children's presentation on the Kangaroo Mother Care initiative in Malawi at the 29th International Pediatric Association Congress to be held in Panama City, Panama. Saving Newborn Lives 4
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Khanda Ndi Mphatso: Applying social and behavior change communication to newborn health in Malawi
Preterm babies in Malawi are not receiving adequate care, and social norms that undervalue small newborns are an important barrier to improved outcomes. In 2015-2016 the Ministry of Health and Save the Children piloted a campaign, Khanda ndi Mphatso, Lipa
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Kangaroo Mother Care in Malawi: Improving uptake using a customized wrap
With the highest rate of preterm birth globally, Malawi has prioritized the implementation of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) to improve newborn health and reduce mortality and morbidity. Lærdal Global Health developed an ergonomic baby carrier, the CarePlus w