Dear Neil, KMC is good and effective both in rich and poor country. I have experience of it, in addition I've also witnessed how African mothers are able to take care of their little babies if adequately empowered and
trusted to do so. I mean in the NICU, since the first day of life.
It is true : care of preterm babies has been relegated to machines i.e incubators,monitors,special nursing and ...exclusion of their mothers. That are best nurses ever...that are best monitors,best incubators.
African mothers are superb, they are naturally one with the baby, they help each other in the NICU. The pre-condition is : give instruction-power-trust-recognition to them.
Greetings from Dodoma
Massimo
CHIFA profile: Massimo Serventi is a long-standing Pediatrician working in Africa since 1982. He has worked for several NGOs in 6 African/2 Asian countries. His interests include clinical and community pediatrics, adherence to clinical guidelines and school education as the major determinant of good health. massimoser20 AT gmail.com
