Comparison between effectiveness of umbilical cord care using topical breast milk application and dry techniques in accelerating umbilical cord separation and preventing omphalitis
Abstract:Objectives: To compare umbilical cord separation time and incidence of omphalitis in newborns receiving three different umbilical cord care techniques: topical breast milk, open dry, and closed dry techniques. Methods: This study was conducted during the period of June-August 2018 on consecutively selected 120 newborns aged 0 days up to 2 days after the release of the umbilical cord. Subjects were divided into three groups based on the umbilical cord care technique used with 40 subjects in each group. Omphalit… Show more
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