Objective To investigate the effects of kangaroo mother care on the time to total enteral feeding and breastfeeding rates for extremely preterm infants requiring noninvasive assisted ventilation.Methods Totally, Extremely preterm infants with a weight of less than 1 000 g were randomized into a control group （n=62）, who received routine care, and an intervention group （n=61）, who were additionally subjected to kangaroo mother care sessions,once a day, 3 h each session, for 2 weeks, starting from 3 weeks after admission when the infants′ vital signs were stable.Results There were no such adverse events as tube dislodgement, chokes on milk, etc., in the intervention group. The time to total enteral feeding was shorter and exclusive breastfeeding rate within 24 h before discharge was higher in the intervention group than in the control group （P＜0.05,P＜0.01）.After adjusting such factors as genders, gestatio-nal weeks, weight at birth, days after birth, modes of birth, whether using pre-birth hormones or not, whether being a test-tube baby or not, fetal distress, kangaroo mother care shortened the time to total enteral feeding （P＜0.01） and enhanced exclusive breastfeeding rates within 24 h before discharge was higher （OR=4.526,P＜0.05）.Conclusion The use of kangaroo mother care for extremely preterm infants requiring noninvasive assisted ventilation could shorten the time to total enteral feeding and enhance exclusive breastfeeding rates.