Aisa Shayo

MD Title: Assessing the impact of Kangaroo Mother Care in neonatal care units of hospitals in Kilimanjaro, Northern Tanzania

In Tanzania Prematurity is still the leading cause of neonatal death. Caring well the premature baby will reduce neonatal death as well as under 5 years mortality hence will archive national target.  The anticipated achievement might improve using a focused, setting appropriate intervention care bundle which is acceptable and sustainable to health care providers and mothers.

Aisa she is thinking of the improved implementation may impact on a reduction of neonatal mortality and major morbidity and can be continued in conjunction with respiratory support using bCPAP. These will be associated with a reduction on neonatal mortality and major morbidity and can be continued in conjunction with respiratory support using bubble CPAP.  The implementation of KMC in neonatal wards in Northern Tanzania can be improved using a focused, setting appropriate intervention care bundle which is acceptable to health care providers and mothers.

Aisa is trying to see what is the current uptake of KMC at the neonatal units of 4 hospital in Kilimanjaro region and if there is an impact on KMC after introduction bundle of care in those four hospital.