Implementation Research on Scaling up Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC)

This implementation research aims to accelerate effective and high coverage of Kangaroo Mother Care in district Sonipat in the state of Haryana, India. The project is being led by government of Haryana. KMC units will be set up in selected government and private delivery facilities. KMC will be initiated for all babies with birth weight less than 2000 gm in the facilities (either in born or referred from elsewhere) and continued at home post discharge. These babies may be either born in the facility or referred to the facility. A linkage with community health workers will be established to support mothers to continue KMC at home.