RCT: Community-initiated kangaroo mother care reduced the risk of moderate-to-severe maternal postpartum depressive symptoms among mothers of low-birth-weight infants in low-income areas in India

Effect of Community-Initiated Kangaroo Mother Care on Postpartum Depressive Symptoms and Stress Among Mothers of Low-Birth-Weight Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open

Commentary on Twitter

Skin to Skin care doesn’t only help babies; it also helps mothers!

Randomized trial of ~2k mothers from India found kangaroo care reduces postpartum depression #neoEBM #mentalhealth @JAMANetworkOpen https://t.co/6YqPQChKLe pic.twitter.com/DYAbU3Tsxu

— Abdul Razak, MD, FRCPCH (@DrAbdulRazak_MD) April 23, 2021