The Effectiveness of The Kangaroo Mother Care for Low Birth Weight Baby in Maintaining Thermoregulation Stabilization: a Case Study

Abstract

Low Birth Weight (LBW) is the condition when baby born weighing less than 2,500 grams. LBW is one of the public health problems that get special attention because effected short and long term problems. One of the problems is the infant’s thermoregulation such as hypothermia which can cause infant’s death. the interventions can be done is Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) that chosen because able to increase temperature through heat transfer and enhance parent-baby bonding. The study aimed to analyze the Application of the KMC of low birthweight baby in maintaining thermoregulation stabilization. The research used an evaluative design is a case study with data analysis using descriptive analytic. The case study was conducted on one baby who was born at 32 weeks' gestation spontaneously and birth weight 1420 gr. The client has a risk of hypothermia so the kangaroo method is treated for 3 days. Evaluation from 3 days of implementation is the increase in body temperature before and after the KMC for 1^st day was 36.4^o C to 36.9^o C, on 2^nd day was 36.6^o C to 36.8^o C, on 3^rd day was 36.8^o C to 37.1^o C. The KMC is recommended for increasing the baby's body temperature, so it is hoped this method can be carried out by health workers and the baby's parents.