Under the facility-based newborn care component of RMNCH+A, Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is correctly indicated for:

• A All newborns irrespective of birth weight, starting from the delivery table
• B Term babies with birth asphyxia who have completed resuscitation
• C Only mechanically ventilated preterm neonates in the NICU
• D Stable low birth weight babies weighing less than 2000 g, initiated as early as possible ✓

Explanation

KMC combines continuous skin-to-skin contact with exclusive breastfeeding and is recommended for stable low birth weight infants below 2000 g, begun once the baby is haemodynamically stable. It reduces hypothermia, sepsis and mortality. Ventilated or critically ill neonates are not candidates until stabilised, and KMC is not a routine intervention for normal-weight term babies.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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