Research Article
[Retracted] Impact of Kangaroo Mother Care Intervention on Immunological and Pulmonary Functions of Preterm Infants during Breastfeeding
Table 5
KMC intervention benefits the pulmonary function of PTIs after KMC intervention.
| | Time point | KMC (n = 46) | Control (n = 40) |
| VT (mL) | Before intervention | 15.01 ± 4.18 | 15.85 ± 4.61 | After intervention | 24.79 ± 4.91# | 20.91 ± 2.75 | VT/kg (mL) | Before intervention | 5.22 ± 0.74 | 5.38 ± 0.81 | After intervention | 7.74 ± 1.51# | 6.43 ± 1.02 | MV (L) | Before intervention | 0.69 ± 0.08 | 0.68 ± 0.07 | After intervention | 1.55 ± 0.16# | 1.15 ± 0.08 | MV/kg (L) | Before intervention | 0.23 ± 0.06 | 0.24 ± 0.05 | After intervention | 0.46 ± 0.08# | 0.38 ± 0.07 |
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versus before intervention and # versus the control group. |