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Humanities
- ISSN: 2155-7993
- Journal of Modern Education Review
Saving Low Birth Weight Babies with Kangaroo Mother Care: Family
Resilience and Social Capital as Success Factors
Ade Iva Murty
(Fakultas Psikologi Universitas Pancasila, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Abstract: The world has been facing problems of babies born with body weight less than 2500 grams (termed Low Birth Weight Baby = LBW). LBW babies commonly associated with neonatal mortality and higher probability of severe morbidity, especially in a country like Indonesia. Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is a powerful and easy to use method for preventing LBW babies’ death. The study intended to identify psychological factors for the success of KMC treatment at home. Conducted in Qualitative Approach and case studies design, researcher spent months in observing and interviewing 2 families with LBW babies, treated with KMC in Karawang, an urban skirt of metropolitan Jakarta. The study shows that KMC relies heavily on family resilience; it is how the family adapts and bounces back through the time of crises having LBW babies. KMC at home motivates family to manage problem effectively and at the end saving the baby from neonatal death. The study also reveals, a family that has been succeeding in treatment of KMC, actually a family which has a strong social capital, with durable networks and participation of community. The study represents how a psychological framework can explain factors which usually avoided by health professionals, which contributes significantly for preventing neonates and LBW babies’ death.
Key words: kangaroo mother care, family resilience, and social capital
