Impact of hypothermia alert device (BEMPU) on improvement of duration of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) provided at home: parallel-group randomized control trial.

The objective of the study was to determine if using the hypothermia-detecting bracelet (named BEMPU) improves the duration of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) at home by one hour. This parallel-group randomized controlled trial was conducted at a step-down nursery of a teaching hospital. Neonates between 1000 and 2000 g were randomized to BEMPU and control groups at the time of discharge.