El método madre canguro: cuidados basados en la evidencia

• Autores: María Nieto Álvarez, Gema Cid Expósito
• Localización: Metas de enfermería, ISSN 1138-7262, Vol. 16, Nº. 6, 2013
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • The Kangaroo Mother Method: Evidence-based Care
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• Resumen
  • español

    Objetivo: analizar la evidencia científica de los efectos del método madre canguro sobre el recién nacido pretérmino o de bajo peso al nacer.

    Método: se ha realizado una revisión de artículos científicos de los últimos cinco años. Quince estudios completaron los criterios de selección: tres revisiones bibliográficas, once ensayos clínicos y un estudio cuasiexperimental.

    Resultados y conclusines: los estudios relacionaron el cuidado madre canguro con la disminución de la morbi-mortalidad, el alivio del dolor, la estimulación del desarrollo neurológico y la facilitación de la lactancia materna exclusiva. Mostraron, así mismo, que el contacto piel con piel es un reductor de la morbi-mortalidad y del dolor procedimental neonatal. Además es un facilitador de la lactancia materna exclusiva. No obstante, se necesitan más estudios para demostrar su relación con el desarrollo neurológico.

  • English

    The Kangaroo Mother Care (or Kangaroo Mother Method) is a procedure by which skin-to-skin contact is established between the newborn and the mother, which encourages the mother-child bond. The objective of this paper is to analyze the scientific evidence for the Kangaroo Mother Method effects on preterm newborns or those with low weight at birth. To this end, a review has been conducted of scientific publications in the past five tears. Fifteen studies completed the selection criteria: three bibliographic reviews, eleven clinical trials, and quasi-experimental study. These studies linked the Kangaroo Mother Care with a reduction in morbimortality, pain relief, stimulation in neurological development, and an easier exclusive breastfeeding. Results showed that skin-to-skin contact reduces morbimortality and neonatal procedural pain. Moreover, it encourages exclusive mother breastfeeding. However, more studies are required in order to show its connection with neurological development.

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