Demonstration
on
Kangaroo Mother Care
Presented By - Submitted To -
Diksha Ms. Rachael
M Sc. Nursing 1st year Clinical Instructor
CON, AIIMS CON, AIIMS
Lesson Plan on Demonstration of Kangaroo Mother Care
Name of the student Teacher : Diksha
Subject: Pediatric Nursing
Class: B.Sc 4th year and PB 1st yr
Topic: Kangaroo Mother Care
Date and time:
Duration : 45 min
Venue : Labour Room
Previous knowledge: Students have theoretical
knowledge regarding KMC
Method of teaching : Lecture cum Demonstration
AV aids : Pamphlets
General Objective :
At the end of the demonstration, the students will be able to have in depth knowledge regarding
KMC and they will be able to educate mothers and could demonstrate them the procedure for
providing KMC.
Specific Objectives :
At the end of the demonstration , the students will be able to :
• define KMC
• enlist the benefits of KMC
• discuss the components of KMC
• discuss the requirements for KMC
• discuss the criteria for providing KMC
• enlist the steps in initiation of KMC
• demonstrate the procedure for providing KMC
• discuss the discharge criteria after KMC
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Introduction
Myself Diksha ,M Sc Nursing 1st year
student is going to give you
demonstration on how to provide
Kangaroo Mother Care.
1 To give Introduction To KMC Lecture Cum What is
introducti Demonstration KMC ?
on to Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is a
KMC method of care of preterm or low birth
weight infants by placing them in skin
to skin contact with mother or other
caregiver in order to ensure optimum
growth and development of the infant.
2 To enlist Benefits of KMC: Lecture Cum What are the
benefits Demonstration benefits of
of KMC • Improved exclusive breast feeding KMC ?
rates at discharge
• Reduction in the risk of mortality
• Reduction in nosocomial infection/
sepsis
• Reduction in hypothermia
• Reduction in length of hospital stay
3 To Components of KMC Lecture Cum What are the
discuss Demonstration components
the Kangaroo position of KMC?
compone • The kangaroo position consists of
nts of skin-to-skin contact (SSC) between
KMC the mother and the infant in a vertical
position, between the mother’s breasts
and under her clothes
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• The provider must keep herself in a
semi- reclining position to avoid the
gastric reflux in the infant
• The kangaroo position is maintained
until the infant no longer tolerates it-
as indicated by sweating in the baby
or baby refusing to stay in KMC
position
• When continuous care is not possible,
the kangaroo position can be used
intermittently, providing the proven
emotional and breastfeeding
promotion benefits
• The kangaroo position must be
offered for as long as possible (but at
least 1-2 hr/sitting), provided the
infant tolerates it well.
Kangaroo nutrition
• Kangaroo nutrition is the delivery of
nutrition to “kangarooed” infants as
soon as oral feeding is possible.
• Goal is to provide exclusive or
nearly exclusive breastfeeding with
fortification, if needed.
Kangaroo discharge and follow
up
• Early home discharge in the
kangaroo position from the neonatal
unit is one of the original
components of the KMC
intervention.
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4 To Requirements for KMC Lecture Cum What are the
discuss implementation Demonstration requirements
the for KMC?
requireme
nts for Appropriate health facility
KMC
• The health facility (the hospital or
the neonatal ward) should allow
entry of the parents in the neonatal
unit at all times.
• A room near to or at the neonatal
unit, furnished with comfortable
seats for the mothers, is needed for
KMC practice and for education of
mothers and families.
• Reclining chairs in the nursery and
postnatal wards, and beds with
adjustable back rest should be
arranged.
• Mother can also provide KMC
sitting on an ordinary chair or in a
semi-reclining posture on a bed
with the help of pillows.
Appropriate supporting staff and
professionals
• The presence of a nurse available
full time, trained in assisting
mothers in KMC is indispensable.
• Staff should receive adequate
training on KMC including on
nutrition of LBW infants.
•
Educational material such as
information sheets, posters, and
video films on KMC in local
language should be available to the
mothers, families and the
community.
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Good quality follow-up
• Early discharge in kangaroo position
should be not attempted if adequate
and
appropriate follow up cannot be
ensured.
• KMC should be provided as an in-
hospital activity, allowing mothers
and infants to room
together for as long as needed.
Institutional, social and community
support
• The requirement for a successful
KMC program can be summarised in
three words: communication,
sensitiveness and education.
• Apart from supporting the mother,
family members should also be
encouraged to provide KMC when
mother wishes to take rest.
• Mother would need her family's
cooperation to deal with her
conventional responsibilities of
household chores till the baby
requires KMC.
• Community awareness about the
benefits should be created. This is
particularly important when there
are social, economic or family
constraints.
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5 To Criteria for eligibility of KMC Lecture Cum What is the
discuss Demonstration criteria for
the 1. Baby providing
criteria KMC ?
• All stable LBW babies are eligible for
for
KMC. However, sick and very small
providing
babies (<1200 gm) needing special
KMC
care should be cared under radiant
warmer initially.
• KMC should be started after the baby
is hemodynamically stable. Short
KMC sessions can be initiated during
recovery with ongoing medical
treatment (IV fluids, oxygen therapy).
• KMC can be provided while the baby
is being fed via orogastric tube or on
oxygen therapy.
2. Mother
The following points must be taken into
consideration when counselling on
KMC:
1. Willingness: The mother must
be willing to provide KMC.
Healthcare providers should
counsel and motivate her. Once
the mother realises the benefits
of KMC for her baby, she
will learn and undertake KMC.
2. General health and nutrition:
The mother should be free from
serious illness to be able to
provide KMC. She should
receive adequate diet and
supplements recommended by
her
physician.
3. Hygiene: The mother should
maintain good hygiene: daily
bath/sponge, change of clothes,
hand washing, short and clean
finger nails.
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6 To enlist Initiation of KMC Lecture Cum What are the
the steps Demonstration steps in
in 1. Counseling initiation of
initiation KMC ?
of KMC • When baby is ready for KMC, arrange
a time that is convenient to the mother
and her baby.
• Demonstrate to her the KMC
procedure in a caring and gentle
manner and with patience. Answer her
queries and allay her anxieties.
• Encourage her to bring her mother/
mother in law, husband or any other
member of the family.
• It helps in building positive attitude of
the family and ensuring family
support to the mother which is
particularly crucial for post-discharge
home-based KMC.
• It is helpful that the mother starting
KMC interacts with someone already
practicing KMC for her baby.
2. Mother’s clothing
• Mother can wear any front-open
dresses as per local culture. This may
include sari, a blouse, front open
gown, a suit, or a simple shirt
Any other suitable apparel that can
retain the baby for extended period of
time can be adapted locally.
3. Baby’s clothing:
• Baby is dressed with cap, socks,
nappy, and front-open sleeveless shirt.
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7 To KMC procedure Lecture Cum What is the
demonstr Demonstration Position
ate the 1. Kangaroo positioning required for
procedure providing
• The baby should be placed between
for KMC ?
the mother's breasts in an upright
providing
position.
KMC
• The head should be turned to one side
and in a slightly extended position.
This
slightly extended head position keeps
the airway open and allows eye to
eye contact
between the mother and her baby.
• The hips should be flexed and
abducted in a "frog" position; the
arms should also be
flexed. Baby's abdomen should be at
the level of the mother's epigastrium.
Mother's breathing stimulates the
baby, thus reducing the occurrence of
apnea.
•
Support the baby’s bottom with a
sling/binder.
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2. Monitoring
• Babies receiving KMC should be
monitored carefully especially during
the initial stages.
• Nursing staff should make sure that
baby’s neck position is neither too
flexed nor too extended, airway is
clear, breathing is regular, color is
pink and baby is maintaining
temperature.
• Mother should be involved in
observing the baby during KMC so
that she herself can continue
monitoring at home.
3. Feeding
• The mother should be explained how
to breastfeed while the baby is in
KMC position.
• Holding the baby near the breast
stimulates milk production.
• She may express milk while the baby
is still in KMC position. The baby
could be fed with paladai, spoon or
tube, depending on the condition of
the baby.
4. Duration
• Skin-to-skin contact should start
gradually in the nursery, with a
smooth transition from conventional
care to continuous KMC.
• Sessions that last less than one hour
should be avoided because frequent
handling may be stressful for the baby.
• The length of skin-to-skin contacts
should be gradually increased up to 24
hours a day, interrupted only for
changing diapers.
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8 To Discharge criteria Lecture Cum What is the
discuss Demonstration discharge
the Generally the following criteria are criteria after
discharge accepted at most centres: KMC ?
criteria
after • Baby's general health is good
KMC
• Gaining weight (at least 15-20 gm/kg/
day for at least three consecutive
days)
• Maintaining body temperature
satisfactorily for at least three
consecutive days in room
temperature.
• Feeding well and receiving
exclusively or predominantly breast
milk.
• The mother and family members are
confident to take care of the baby
9 To When to discontinue KMC? Lecture Cum When is
discuss Demonstration KMC
the discontinued
When the mother and baby are
discontin ?
comfortable, KMC is continued for as
uation of
long as possible, at the institution &
KMC?
then at home. Often this is desirable
until the baby's gestation reaches term
or the weight is around 2500 g. She
starts wriggling to show that she is
uncomfortable, pulls her limbs out, cries
and fusses every time the mother tries to
put her back skin to skin. This is the
time to wean the baby from KMC.
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10 Summary
Discussed about how to provide KMC,
pre requisites for KMC, duration of
KMC and demonstrated the procedure
of KMC
References:
• https://www.newbornwhocc.org/2014_pdf/Kangaroo%20mother%20care%202014%20.pdf
• www.kmcindia.org17.
• World Health Organization. Kangaroo mother care: a practical guide. Department of
Reproductive Health and Research, WHO, Geneva.2003.
• Whitelaw A, Heisterkamp G, Sleath K, Acolet D, Richards M. Skin to skin contact for very low
birthweight infants and their mothers. Arch Dis Child 1988; 63(11):1377-81.
