Gates Open Research
Health system readiness for immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (iKMC) among network of care facilities in the Sidama region, Ethiopia: a mixed-method study
Introduction Despite Ethiopia’s remarkable progress in reducing deaths among children under five, neonatal mortality remains high. The provision of immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (iKMC) for clinically unstable preterm and low-birth-weight (LBW) newborns has proven effective in lowering neonatal mortality related to preterm newborns. This study aimed to assess Ethiopia’s health system readiness to integrate iKMC into Level 2 small and sick newborn care (SSNC) units, with a focus on a selected network-of-care facilit …