🔬 R&D & Scale-Up
Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care Study, Area 25 Hospital
Area 25 Hospital, Lilongwe
Funder
Laerdal Foundation
Timeline
2025–2026
Products
Location
Area 25 Hospital, Lilongwe
Overview
BEMPU is supporting Texas Children's Global Health and Baylor Foundation Malawi's neonatology program at Area 25 Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, where an Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (iKMC) study is underway, funded by the Laerdal Foundation's Saving Lives at Birth initiative.
iKMC prioritizes zero separation between newborns and their primary caregivers through continuous skin-to-skin contact from birth. TempWatch bracelets are given to babies during their hospital stay to identify and alert for hypothermia, helping mothers understand the direct, visible benefit of consistent Kangaroo Mother Care in keeping their babies warm.
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Content sourced from Texas Children's Global Health's Global Neonatology and Area 25 program pages.
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