Newborn care practices in urban slums of Lucknow city, UP

Gupta, Pratibha; Vk, Srivastava; Kumar, Vishwajeet; Jain, Swapnil; Masood, Jamal; Ahmad, Naim; Srivastava, J.P.

doi:10.4103/0970-0218.62570

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“…Similar studies from Uganda, (12,13) Nepal, (14) India (15,16) and Pakistan (8,9,17) also reported that majority of home deliveries were conducted by TBAs or a relative / neighbour. For unplanned home deliveries the most common reasons reported were lack of transport, distance to the health facility and lack of escort.…”

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Newborn Care Knowledge and Practices among Mothers Attending Pediatric Outpatient Clinic of a Hospital in Karachi , Pakistan

Gul

Khalil

Yousafzai

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Objectives: To assess newborn care knowledge and practices among mothers. Methodology:A cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. A total of 170 mothers accompanying their infants attending the Paediatric Out Patient Department were interviewed through a structured questionnaire. Areas of inquiry included Antenatal care seeking, delivery care, cord care, eye care, bathing and breastfeeding practices.Results: Ninety-two percent mothers reported at least one antenatal care visit. Tetanus Toxoid coverage was 88%. Home deliveries were 18%. Seventy-four percent reported applying various substances like coconut oil, mustard oil, purified butter and turmeric to the cord stump. Kohl application to newborn's eyes was 68%, while 86% reported first bath within 24hrs of birth. 48% mothers initiated breastfeeding within 2 hours of delivery. Colostrum was discarded by 43% and prelacteal feeds given by 73%. Exclusive Breast Feeding rate was 26%.Family income of Rs.10, 000 (USD120) or less / month and maternal education level of primary or less were significantly associated with home delivery, unhygienic cord care and kohl application to the newborn's eyes. Home delivery was a risk factor for poor cord care (OR=4.07) and discarding colostrum (OR= 3.18). Conclusion:Antenatal care coverage was good, but knowledge regarding newborn care was poor. Harmful practices regarding newborn care were prevalent among mothers. Institutional deliveries did not guarantee optimal practices. Tradition and culture played a significant role. Health education can improve the mothers' knowledge regarding newborn care practices.

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“…(14,18,19) Similar practices have also been reported in studies from India and Pakistan. (8,9,16,17) In home deliveries, it is considered to be the duty of the TBA to bathe the baby before leaving.…”

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Newborn Care Knowledge and Practices among Mothers Attending Pediatric Outpatient Clinic of a Hospital in Karachi , Pakistan

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“…These findings are better than study conducted by Gupta P et al, in which only 15.1% said that baby should not be bathed and only dry up with a clean cloth. 17 Fever was the most commonly known danger sign (41%) and 18% not being aware of any danger sign in new born. Though 49.48% women knew that breast feeding should be initiated in first hour of birth, only 34.02% could correctly tell the period of exclusive breast feeding.…”

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“…18,19 Lower results were observed in a study conducted in Uttar Pradesh. 17 Globally in 2010, approximately 50% of the 19.3 million infants who were not fully vaccinated lived in India, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 20 Though majority of mothers (97.89%) felt that their babies were completely immunized awareness regarding the name of the vaccines is very poor.…”

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Cross sectional study of knowledge and awareness among MCH beneficiaries about antenatal and infant care in rural Tamil Nadu, India

Elavarasan

Padhyegurjar

2015

Asian J Med Sci

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Aims and Objectives:Mother and child together form the majority of the population in developing countries. Though they have maximum number of health services attributed to them, morbidity and mortality rates for antenatal women and children are very high. Lack of comprehension of preventive services is one of the important reasons for this. This study was planned with the aim of assessing the knowledge and awareness levels among pregnant women about antenatal care and regarding various aspects of new born and infant care among mothers of under three. Materials and Methods: This is a community based cross-sectional study involving beneficiaries attending the Rural Health Centre of a teaching Medical College, in Tamil Nadu. Results: Awareness about routine antenatal care, danger signs of pregnancy and preparation for emergency labour were observed to be poor among antenatal women. Knowledge about new born care, infant feeding practices, immunization, newborn and childhood illnesses were all found inadequate among mothers of under three. All the aspects were better in antenatal women who were educated, could read Tamil, and belonged to joint family. But these factors had no effect of mothers of under three. Health workers and family members were the major source of information for both the groups. Conclusion: Knowledge is observed to be poor, in spite of all the participants being beneficiaries of Rural Health Centre and the majority of them being educated upto secondary standard. Efficient use of existing health services, giving health education sessions with precise messages will help to increase awareness.

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“…It is essential that a baby is born mature, healthy and grows optimally to become a sturdy adult who can participate in the development of the country. 1 New born care is strongly influenced by women's social status, health status, home care practices for mother and new born as well as maternal and new born care services. Traditional care practices at home and in the community inevitably affect maternal and new born health.…”

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A study to assess the knowledge of mothers on home based neonatal care at selected area of rural Bangalore

Mohini¹,

Shetty²

2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: The new born signifies the beginning of life and provides a foundation for future health of the nation. New born care is strongly influenced by women’s social status, health status, home care practices for mother and new born care services. Therefore, the present study has been designed to assess the Knowledge of mothers on home based neonatal care especially among rural mothers.Methods: After the institutional ethical clearance, five hundred mothers having infants belong to Rural Bangalore were selected by a purposive sampling technique. The structured interview schedule containing demographic variables, knowledge of mothers on home based neonatal care with 27 MCQs having four answers was used. The data collected was analysed using SPSS and minitab. The p value less than 0.05 were considered as the level of significance.Results: Mother’s education, occupation, source of information has highly significant relationship with their knowledge (p=0.01). However, religion and family income of the mothers are not associated with their knowledge (p>0.05). The mother’s knowledge, education, occupation, source of information and dietary pattern have significantly associated with their knowledge on home based neonatal care (p<0.05). Conclusion: 64.6% had moderate, 21.8% had inadequate and 14.2% had adequate knowledge on home based neonatal care. The aspect wise mean knowledge score ranged between 55.3% and 65.3%. Though majority had moderate knowledge on neonatal care, mothers need a regular follow up care in the area of practicing neonatal care.

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Newborn care practices in urban slums of Lucknow city, UP

Cited by 42 publications

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Newborn Care Knowledge and Practices among Mothers Attending Pediatric Outpatient Clinic of a Hospital in Karachi , Pakistan

Newborn Care Knowledge and Practices among Mothers Attending Pediatric Outpatient Clinic of a Hospital in Karachi , Pakistan

Cross sectional study of knowledge and awareness among MCH beneficiaries about antenatal and infant care in rural Tamil Nadu, India

A study to assess the knowledge of mothers on home based neonatal care at selected area of rural Bangalore

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