Nathalie Charpak
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Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
Nathalie Charpak (born 1955) is a French and Colombian pediatrician. As the founder and director of the Kangaroo Foundation, and associate researcher of the
Early life and education
Charpak grew up close to the
Career
Charpak worked as a medical doctor in several French hospitals before moving to Colombia in 1987.
Publications
Charpak has co-authored more than 120 research articles which have been cited more than 2,872 times. She has an h-index of 22 and eight of her papers have been cited more than 100 times each.[7] She has also contributed chapters to eight books,[1] and authored two general public books that have been translated into more than five languages: French: La methode kangourou: Comment les mères des enfants prématurés se substituent aux couveuses (1996)[8] and Kangaroo Babies: A Different Way of Mothering (2006).[9] She has also co-authored several technical publications, including the Kangaroo Mother Care guidelines for the WHO.[6] In 2016, she released a publication in collaboration with Grand Challenges Canada, that presented a 20 year follow up of the KMC method versus traditional care.[10] It gained wide public attention and was covered by more than 50 publications in various countries.[11]
Honors
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Charpak won several awards in the 1990s, including the Fundacion San Valentino award in 1999 given by
References
- ^ a b c d "Dr. Charpak CV for the Colombian National Science Foundation ColCiencias".
- ^ Décret du 29 mars 2013 portant promotion et nomination, retrieved 2018-05-20
- ^ a b "Winners of the 2013 Award GSK & Save the Children". Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ ".:: SNE ::". historico.presidencia.gov.co. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- S2CID 3725957.
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- ^ "Nathalie Charpak - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com.co. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- OCLC 299472595.
- OCLC 690213421.
- PMID 27965377.
- ^ "'I had tears in my eyes holding her:' Skin-to-skin care for preemies pays off decades on CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
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