Under the RMNCH+A strategy, Kangaroo Mother Care is recommended for stable low-birth-weight newborns below which weight cut-off, and involves which core components?

• A Birth weight below 2500 g, comprising exclusive breastfeeding and vitamin K supplementation
• B Birth weight below 1500 g, comprising radiant warmer care and oxygen therapy
• C Birth weight below 1800 g, comprising incubator care and expressed breast milk feeding
• D Birth weight below 2000 g, comprising continuous skin-to-skin contact and exclusive breastfeeding ✓

Explanation

Kangaroo Mother Care is recommended for clinically stable newborns weighing less than 2000 g and consists of early, continuous and prolonged skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby with exclusive breastfeeding, started preferably in the facility and continued at home. Babies below 2000 g or those who are sick may need special newborn care unit admission, but once stable, KMC is superior to incubator care for thermoregulation, breastfeeding success and bonding.

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

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