%0 Journal Article %T Kangaroo Mother Care and Neonatal Outcomes in the Pediatric Department of CHU Gabriel Toure %A Fousseyni Traor¨¦ %A Hawa G. Diall %A Karamoko Sacko %A Belco Maiga %A Oumar Coulibaly %A Isabelle Traore %A Leyla Maiga %A Lala N. Sidibe %A Pierre Togo %A Abdoul Karim Doumbia %A Djeneba Konat¨¦ %A Fatoumata Leonie Diakit¨¦ %A Ibrahima Ahamadou %A Adama Demb¨¦l¨¦ %A Abdoul Aziz Diakit¨¦ %A Fatoumata Dicko Traor¨¦ %A Mariam Sylla %A Boubacar Togo %J Open Journal of Pediatrics %P 179-187 %@ 2160-8776 %D 2022 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/ojped.2022.121019 %X

Introduction: In Mali, prematurity is currently the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality at the Gabriel Toure Hospital. Kangaroo Motherˇ± care is an efficient and effective alternative care strategy for preterm and low birth weight babies. This study aimed to evaluate the epidemio-clinical and therapeutic profile of premature/hypotrophic newborns admitted to the ˇ°Kangaroo-motherˇ± care unit. Material and method: It was a retrospective study from 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2012. Were included all stable preterm with gestational age between 28 - 37 weeks and hypotrophic newborns with a birth weight < 10th percentile for gestational age. Results: One thousand and eighty-four patients (n = 1084) were included. The sex ratio was 1.2 (F = 592; M = 492). The mean birth weight was 1300 g (600 g -