LITERATURE REVIEW KANGAROO MOTHER CARE TREATMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CHANGE IN LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES

Abstract

Introduction: based on Indonesian Ministry of Health in 2016 the incidence of Low Birth Weight
is one of the causes of the high babies mortality rate in Indonesia. LBW is a newborn baby weighing
less than 2500 grams regardless of gestational age. LBW babies have immaturity thermoregulation
system so babies are susceptible to complications of hypothermia. According to Rahmayenti (2009),
the benefits of PMK are overcoming hypothermia. Purpose: to analyze the effect of kangaroo
mother care on body temperature changes of LBW babies. Methods: this study uses a literature
review method. Articles or journals searched by 4 electronic databases with keywords and Boolean
operators (AND, OR NOT or AND NOT). The topic of the selected articles are implemetation of
kangaroo mother care for temperature body change in low birth weight babies published in 2016-
2019. Results: all respondents in the literature have an increase in body temperature after being
treated with the kangaroo mother care. The body temperature of majority respondents are change to
normal range of body temperature. Kangaroo mother care treatment increased the body temperature
of LBW babies at least 0.1oC. There are difference changes in body temperature on this study due to
difference implementation time of kangaroo treatment in each journal. Thus the kangaroo mother
care has an effect on changes in body temperature of LBW babies. Suggestion: KMC can apply as
often as possible to increase the baby's body temperature