Topical umbilical cord care at birth

Umbilical cord‐cutting practices and place of delivery in Bangladesh

“…The present results support conclusions that it is important to use sterilized blades from CDKs [18] and that home births continue to be common in Bangladesh [6,17,19], in addition to indicating that healthcare staff can and should be trained to use these kits properly [7,19]. Goodburn et al [5] reported that it is not enough just to train birth attendants in order to lower postpartum infections.…”

Umbilical cord‐cutting practices and place of delivery in Bangladesh

“…The present results support conclusions that it is important to use sterilized blades from CDKs [18] and that home births continue to be common in Bangladesh [6,17,19], in addition to indicating that healthcare staff can and should be trained to use these kits properly [7,19]. Goodburn et al [5] reported that it is not enough just to train birth attendants in order to lower postpartum infections.…”

A Prospective Study of Factors Influencing the Time of Separation of Umbilical Cord

“…In our study there was no difference in mode of delivery on separation time but previous studies did noted delay in Separation time in those babies born by caesarian section delivery compared to those who had spontaneous vaginal or assisted delivery, which suggested that it could be a reflection of decreased bacterial contamination of the umbilical cord in those delivered by caesarean section with consequent decreased leukocyte migration to the cord, 2 in our study there was a significant delay in separation in babies who received antibiotics, mostly intravenously, few topical application of Neosporin powder, this was also observed in previous studies, 5 This was also reported by earlier studies, 2,4 This tends to be supported by reports indicating that umbilical cord separation is mediated through leukocyte infiltration and digestion, in our study we looked into the effect of phototherapy and hypothyroidism effects on separation of the cord, there was no statistically significant difference.…”

“…P value -1 DISCUSSION: The interval between birth and umbilical cord separation among newborns in our study ranged from 3 to 11 days with a mean 5.62 ± 2.37 days. This is shorter than the mean separation time found in different studies, study done at Indones revealed mean separation time 7.4 days, 4 study done at Punjab revealed mean separation time of 7.74 days, 5 study done in Nigeria revealed mean separation time of 8.73 days, 9 In keeping with most previous studies, we did not observe significant differences in the mean cord Separation time by gender, 2,4 however, this finding contrasts with the report from Ibadan, 9 male infants had shorter duration of separation.…”

Safe delivery and newborn care practices in Sindh, Pakistan: a community-based investigation of mothers and health workers

“…A similar encouraging finding was found in a study from Nepal where 73% of umbilical stumps were not dressed (Osrin et al, 2002). However, the means of cutting the cord may not be as important a risk factor for infection as subsequent dressing (Traverso et al, 1989;Zupan et al, 2004). Delivery on soil was implicated as a risk factor for neonatal tetanus in a cross-sectional survey in the Loralai district in Pakistan (Quddus et al, 2002).…”

Umbilical cord‐cutting practices and place of delivery in Bangladesh

“…The present results support conclusions that it is important to use sterilized blades from CDKs [18] and that home births continue to be common in Bangladesh [6,17,19], in addition to indicating that healthcare staff can and should be trained to use these kits properly [7,19]. Goodburn et al [5] reported that it is not enough just to train birth attendants in order to lower postpartum infections.…”

A Prospective Study of Factors Influencing the Time of Separation of Umbilical Cord

“…In our study there was no difference in mode of delivery on separation time but previous studies did noted delay in Separation time in those babies born by caesarian section delivery compared to those who had spontaneous vaginal or assisted delivery, which suggested that it could be a reflection of decreased bacterial contamination of the umbilical cord in those delivered by caesarean section with consequent decreased leukocyte migration to the cord, 2 in our study there was a significant delay in separation in babies who received antibiotics, mostly intravenously, few topical application of Neosporin powder, this was also observed in previous studies, 5 This was also reported by earlier studies, 2,4 This tends to be supported by reports indicating that umbilical cord separation is mediated through leukocyte infiltration and digestion, in our study we looked into the effect of phototherapy and hypothyroidism effects on separation of the cord, there was no statistically significant difference.…”

“…P value -1 DISCUSSION: The interval between birth and umbilical cord separation among newborns in our study ranged from 3 to 11 days with a mean 5.62 ± 2.37 days. This is shorter than the mean separation time found in different studies, study done at Indones revealed mean separation time 7.4 days, 4 study done at Punjab revealed mean separation time of 7.74 days, 5 study done in Nigeria revealed mean separation time of 8.73 days, 9 In keeping with most previous studies, we did not observe significant differences in the mean cord Separation time by gender, 2,4 however, this finding contrasts with the report from Ibadan, 9 male infants had shorter duration of separation.…”

Safe delivery and newborn care practices in Sindh, Pakistan: a community-based investigation of mothers and health workers

“…A similar encouraging finding was found in a study from Nepal where 73% of umbilical stumps were not dressed (Osrin et al, 2002). However, the means of cutting the cord may not be as important a risk factor for infection as subsequent dressing (Traverso et al, 1989;Zupan et al, 2004). Delivery on soil was implicated as a risk factor for neonatal tetanus in a cross-sectional survey in the Loralai district in Pakistan (Quddus et al, 2002).…”

Umbilical cord‐cutting practices and place of delivery in Bangladesh

“…The present results support conclusions that it is important to use sterilized blades from CDKs [18] and that home births continue to be common in Bangladesh [6,17,19], in addition to indicating that healthcare staff can and should be trained to use these kits properly [7,19]. Goodburn et al [5] reported that it is not enough just to train birth attendants in order to lower postpartum infections.…”

A Prospective Study of Factors Influencing the Time of Separation of Umbilical Cord

“…In our study there was no difference in mode of delivery on separation time but previous studies did noted delay in Separation time in those babies born by caesarian section delivery compared to those who had spontaneous vaginal or assisted delivery, which suggested that it could be a reflection of decreased bacterial contamination of the umbilical cord in those delivered by caesarean section with consequent decreased leukocyte migration to the cord, 2 in our study there was a significant delay in separation in babies who received antibiotics, mostly intravenously, few topical application of Neosporin powder, this was also observed in previous studies, 5 This was also reported by earlier studies, 2,4 This tends to be supported by reports indicating that umbilical cord separation is mediated through leukocyte infiltration and digestion, in our study we looked into the effect of phototherapy and hypothyroidism effects on separation of the cord, there was no statistically significant difference.…”

“…P value -1 DISCUSSION: The interval between birth and umbilical cord separation among newborns in our study ranged from 3 to 11 days with a mean 5.62 ± 2.37 days. This is shorter than the mean separation time found in different studies, study done at Indones revealed mean separation time 7.4 days, 4 study done at Punjab revealed mean separation time of 7.74 days, 5 study done in Nigeria revealed mean separation time of 8.73 days, 9 In keeping with most previous studies, we did not observe significant differences in the mean cord Separation time by gender, 2,4 however, this finding contrasts with the report from Ibadan, 9 male infants had shorter duration of separation.…”

Safe delivery and newborn care practices in Sindh, Pakistan: a community-based investigation of mothers and health workers

“…A similar encouraging finding was found in a study from Nepal where 73% of umbilical stumps were not dressed (Osrin et al, 2002). However, the means of cutting the cord may not be as important a risk factor for infection as subsequent dressing (Traverso et al, 1989;Zupan et al, 2004). Delivery on soil was implicated as a risk factor for neonatal tetanus in a cross-sectional survey in the Loralai district in Pakistan (Quddus et al, 2002).…”