The beneficial effect of early and prolonged kangaroo mother care on long-term neuro-developmental outcomes in low birth neonates - A cohort study.

Aim: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) has immense short-term benefits, but data on long-term outcomes are scarce. Hence, this study aimed to compare the neurodevelopmental outcomes at 12 months of corrected age (CA) in infants <2000 g receiving early and prolonged KMC to a control group.

Methods: This was a cohort study that was conducted from January 2017 to November 2018.