New Evidence Available
Updated Recommendation
A new evidence synthesis was published:2022, WHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low-birth-weight infant.
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GuidelineWHO recommendations on interventions to improve preterm birth outcomes
Year of Publication2015
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Retired
Kangaroo mother care is recommended for the routine care of newborns weighing 2000 g or less at birth, and should be initiated in health-care facilities as soon as the newborns are clinically stable.
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate