Barriers & Facilitators of Kangaroo Mother Care &Delayed Cord Clamping
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Exploring the challenges and successes associated with implementing and embedding Kangaroo Mother Care and Delayed Cord Clamping in a tertiary hospital in the UK.
IRAS ID
274823
Contact name
Dilly Anumba
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 26 days
Research summary
Every year, around 15 million babies are born preterm (before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy). Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) and Delayed Cord Clamping (DCC) are recommended by The World Health Organisation to help minimise the poor outcomes caused by preterm birth. They are effective, easy to implement and less resource demanding interventions for managing prematurity.
The aim of this study is to develop an understanding of parental, professional and organisational influences on the practice of KMC and DCC. The general objective is to explore the barriers and facilitators associated with implementing and embedding these practices.
Parents, family members and health care professionals, who have experience of caring for a preterm baby, will be interviewed about their experiences and opinions on KMC and DCC. We will also observe practice and review local and national protocols and guidelines.
This study will add to existing knowledge about KMC/DCC practices and the perceived gaps and challenges, but has the added benefit of utilising the views of mothers, family members and direct health care providers, rather than managers and policy makers only. By adding the voices of direct service users and providers, the data represents the true practice. Potential gaps in implementing KMC practice will be shared with policy makers and managers to enable them to make an informed decision on changes that could be applied to improve practice.
Studies will also be conducted in South Africa and Bangladesh, with similar objectives adopted. Practices from all three country studies will inform the development of intervention strategies, with the aim to improve KMC and DCC practice.
REC name
HSC REC B
REC reference
20/NI/0022
Date of REC Opinion
6 Feb 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion