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Determinants of Immediate Essential Newborn Care Practice in Eastern Rural Nepal
ISSN: 1929 - 4247Publisher: author   
Determinants of Immediate Essential Newborn Care Practice in Eastern Rural Nepal
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Publisher: Lifescience Global Inc.
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IAA.ZONE/1929101184247
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Abstract
Neonatal mortality remains high in Nepal. Improvement in immediate essential newborn care practices such as "use of clean instrument to cut the umbilical cord ”, "drying and wrapping the baby before placenta was delivered”, "initiation of breastfeeding within an hour of delivery" and "first bathing of neonate after 24 hours of delivery" can reduce neonatal deaths. However, this can only be accomplished if factors associated with reduced neonatal mortality can be identified. A regional study was carried out with 252 randomly selected women having child aged 11 months or younger; of which about 70 percent, 18 percent and 20 percent had received delivery assistance with skilled birth attendant, trained health professional and untrained friend/relatives respectively. Skilled Birth Attendant appeared as the determinant of the use of clean instrument to cut the umbilical cord (OR=164.33), first bathing of neonate after 24 hours of delivery ...