# iKMC primary results, NEJM 2021

Publication · id `maternal:pub-ikmc-nejm-2021` · Maternal & Newborn Atlas · release `15708f235d73cd42` (public)

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## In plain language

The main report of the WHO Immediate KMC Study results, published in May 2021.

## Technical summary

WHO Immediate KMC Study Group. N Engl J Med 2021;384:2028-38. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2026486. PMID 34038632. PubMed lists no erratum.

## Connected pages

- Published in: The New England Journal of Medicine (`core:nejm`)
- Related to: WHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low-birth-weight infant (2022) (`maternal:pub-who-2022-preterm-lbw`)
- Reports results of: WHO Immediate KMC Study (iKMC) (`maternal:ikmc-study`)

## Provenance

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Last substantive edit: 2026-10-09
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