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Accepted: 19 September 2021

First Online: 25 October 2021

Declarations

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: This project was supported by the Kangaroo Foundation, the Integral Kangaroo Mother Care Program and the Hospital Universitario San Ignacio of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia.

: The authors have no financial relationships relevant to this article to disclose.

: The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to this article to disclose.

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: Not applicable.

: Dr Montealegre was responsible for generating research protocol, processing of the randomized controlled trial (RCT) database, overseeing all data collection, analysis, writing and revising the manuscript. Dr Charpak was responsible for generating research protocol, processing of the RCT database analysis, writing and revising the manuscript. The two authors approved the final manuscript as submitted and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

: This study was conducted in agreement with the principles established in the Declaration of Helsinki and with the standards of Good Clinical Practice of the country. The ethics and research committee of the hospital approved the protocol.

: Parents signed an informed consent form. Figure 1 is a picture taken in our KMCP with permission from the patient’s mother.

: The authors certify the accuracy of content given to the journal, in particular, the names of coauthors present and correctly spelt, and that addresses and affiliations are up to date. The corresponding author ensures that the co-author has agreed to all the contents and will notify to the co-author when the manuscript is accepted. The corresponding author is answerable to all the inquiries on behalf of the co-author. The corresponding author ensures that both authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and are aware of the submission of the paper. The corresponding author is solely responsible for maintaining a proper communication with the journal and with co-author, before and after publication.