International journal of nursing studies
Gender perspectives on experiences of kangaroo mother care for preterm infants in neonatal intensive care unit in China: A qualitative study.
Ying Xin Li, Yan Ling Hu, Han Mei Peng, Yuan Li, Xing Li Wan, Yue Li, Wen Qian Su, Li Ming Yang, Xi Huang, Qiong Chen
Published: 202610.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105350
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In China, preterm infants are commonly cared for in neonatal intensive care units, where parent-infant separation disrupts bonding and causes parental distress. Kangaroo mother care can restore this bond, but its adoption in Chinese neona…
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