Implementation experience of a 12-month intervention to introduce intermittent kangaroo mother care to eight Chinese neonatal intensive care units

Kangaroo mother care(KMC)is recommended by the World Health Organization for the care of preterm and low-birth-weight newborns.KMC has been shown to increase survival rates and the quality of life of preterm and low-birth-weight infants,including improved clinical outcomes,weight gain and thermoregulation when compared to conventional care[1-3].