Assessment of the Newborn Care Practices in Home Deliveries among Urban Slums of Meerut, UP India

Ahmad, Sartaj; Goel, Kapil; Agarwal, Gagan; Goel, Parul; Kumar, Vijay; Prakash, Ashish

doi:10.4172/2161-0711.1000171

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“…These findings were different to a study conducted in Meerut where 53.58% of the mothers were illiterate and 30.35% of the mothers had educated up to primary level. 5 In our study almost 46% of them belonged to upper lower class (class IV) and 30% of them related to lower socio economic class (Class V). This was similar to a study by Ahmad et al in which 39.28% belonged to IV social Class and 33.92% women belonged to V social Class.…”

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A study to assess the newborn care practices among mothers at a tertiary care hospital in Hyderabad, Telangana

Pulla

Asma

Thomas

2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Early neonatal period (<1 week) is the crucial period in the life of an infant as the risk of death is greatest during the first 24- 48 hours after birth. In India, around 61.3% of all infant deaths occur during neonatal period (<28 days) and more than half of these deaths occur during early neonatal period. Most of these deaths can be attributed to harmful newborn care practices in relation to bathing, feeding, cord care etc. The aims and objectives of the study were to assess the newborn care practices among women who delivered in Gandhi Hospital; to assess the relationship between maternal education and newborn care practices among study population.Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out among 200 women who delivered in Gandhi Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana from March to June 2017 and a predesigned, pre tested questionnaire was used to obtain information.Results: The mean age of study population was 21.5±2.3 years. Around 61.9% of mother’s breastfed within first hour of life and 93.5% fed colostrum. Around 17% were given pre lacteal feeds like cow milk, honey, water etc. No harmful cord care practices like application of cow dung etc. were not followed.Conclusions: Majority of the study population had correct knowledge regarding newborn care practices. Although some of the traditional practices were still observed like giving pre lacteal feeds, discarding colostrum and avoidance of certain foods like pulses, meat, curd etc. by mother.

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A study to assess the newborn care practices among mothers at a tertiary care hospital in Hyderabad, Telangana

Pulla

Asma

Thomas

2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…[15] This can make the newborn vulnerable to hypothermia. The practice of bathing newborn immediately after birth in present study is 36.7% and 37.8% in Shreyash J Gandhi et al [8] Sartaj Ahmad et al [16] reported very high prevalence (76.6%) of this harmful practice.…”

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“…Similar results are found by Nithin Kumar et al [19] (92%) and Mamtarani et al [29] (89.5%). Sartaj Ahmed et al [16] conducted a study in urban slums of Meerut and reported low colostrum feeding practices (37.5%).…”

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Impact of Health Education on the Knowledge of Mothers on Newborn Care Practices- A Study Done in a Tertiary Care Centre

Akkamamba¹,

Padmanalini²,

Sunil³

2017

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BACKGROUNDCultural practices and beliefs of newborn care are deep rooted in the community. Some of them are harmful and can endanger the life of a newborn. It is important to identify and educate about these harmful practices to reduce neonatal mortality. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge of mothers on current newborn care practices and to evaluate the impact of health education on the knowledge of mothers on newborn care practices in a tertiary hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODSThis study was undertaken on 476 postnatal mothers in Government General Hospital, Kakinada during September 2016 to December 2016. A pre-tested questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge on newborn care and cultural practices of these mothers. This is followed by health education on correct newborn care practices and post-test assessment of improvement in knowledge was done after one month. RESULTSKnowledge of the mothers is improved in each practice like colostrum feeding (87.6% vs. 98.7%), prelacteal feeds (68.4% vs. 92.4%), exclusive breast-feeding (62.4% vs. 87.5%), first bath (63.3% vs. 91%), substance application to cord (67.3% vs. 93.1%), oil massage (86.9% vs. 98%), oil instillation (68.7% vs. 88.8%), breast-feeding in maternal illness (61.2% vs. 89%), breast-feeding in sick baby (81% vs. 96%), kajal to eye (6% vs. 14%), gripe water (37.2% vs. 60%) and pacifier usage (43.5% vs. 79.8%) after health education intervention. Mean knowledge scores are improved from 7.3 (pre-test) to 9.8 (post-test). Paired t test was applied and p value is < 0.001, which is statistically significant. CONCLUSIONHealth education is a cost-effective intervention to bring out behaviour change to curtail harmful practices and to promote healthy newborn care practices in the society.

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“…Globally, neonatal death accounts for about 44% of U5M and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the highest rates of neonatal mortality [5]. It is estimated that 7.7 million children under five years die in a year globally, of which about 3.1 million babies die in the neonatal period and 99% of these deaths occur in low and middle-income countries [6][7][8]. About 4 million neonatal deaths occur annually globally [9,10].…”

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Essential Newborn Care Utilization and Associated Factors in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Alamneh

Nigat

Akalu

et al. 2019

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Background: Globally, neonatal death accounted for 46% of under-five deaths and more than 80% of newborn deaths are the result of preventable and treatable conditions. In Ethiopia, contradict and inconsistent studies have been conducted to assess the prevalence of essential newborn care utilization and associated factors. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of essential newborn care utilization and associated factors in Ethiopia.Methods: The international databases include MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Sciences, Scopus, and Grey literature databases, Google Scholar, Science Direct and Cochrane library were scientifically explored. All primary studies reporting the prevalence of essential neonatal care utilization and associated factors in Ethiopia were considered. All necessary data were retrieved by using a standardized data extraction format, spreadsheet. STATA 14 statistical software was used to analyze the data and Cochrane Q test statistics and I2 test was used to assess the heterogeneity between the studies. There was significant heterogeneity between the studies so that a random effect model was computed. Results: The pooled estimate for utilization essential newborn care utilization from 11 studies in Ethiopia was 48.768% (95% CI: 27.891, 69.645). Residence [ OR = 2.50 (95% CI: 1.64, 3.88)], Postnatal care [OR=5.53, 95% CI = (3.02, 10.13], counseling during pregnancy and delivery [OR=4.39, 95% CI = (2.99, 6.45], antenatal care follows up (OR=6.84; 95% CI: 1.15, 4.70) and maternal educational status [OR = 1.63 (95% CI: 1.12, 2.37)] were identified as the associated factors of essential newborn care utilization. Conclusion: Based on the current study essential newborn care utilization in Ethiopia was significantly low as compared to the current global recommendation on essential neonatal care utilization. Place of residence, Postnatal care, counseling during pregnancy and delivery, antenatal care follows up and maternal educational status were associated risk factors variables. Hence, appropriate newborn services utilization at health facilities and raising mother's level of awareness about newborn care practices should be recommended. 3

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Assessment of the Newborn Care Practices in Home Deliveries among Urban Slums of Meerut, UP India

Cited by 18 publications

References 5 publications

A study to assess the newborn care practices among mothers at a tertiary care hospital in Hyderabad, Telangana

A study to assess the newborn care practices among mothers at a tertiary care hospital in Hyderabad, Telangana

Impact of Health Education on the Knowledge of Mothers on Newborn Care Practices- A Study Done in a Tertiary Care Centre

Essential Newborn Care Utilization and Associated Factors in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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