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. 2024 Aug 9;183(10):4411–4416. doi: 10.1007/s00431-024-05674-5
What is Known
• Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is widely used to improve the care of preterm newborns since it improves their outcome.
• KMC is safe as patients’ vital parameters, are not negatively affected, but lung function has never been directly assessed.
What is New
• Cerebral and lung oxygenation measured by near-infrared spectroscopy did not change during KMC.
• A transient decrease in lung oxygenation compensated for by the increase in oxygen extraction occurred only in infants with BPD, but these changes were clinically insignificant.