Background: Nearly 99% of neonatal deaths globally occur in low-and middle-income
countries with about three-quarters of the neonatal deaths resulting from sepsis including …

Abstract Background The Government of Kenya adopted the practice of 7.1% chlorhexidine
digluconate (CHX) application for all newborns. However, challenges in implementation …

A child born in developing countries has a 10 times higher mortality risk compared to one
born in developed countries. Uganda still struggles with a high neonatal mortality rate at …

Background Cord care is the series of steps applied to handle the umbilical cord after
delivery of the newborn. Despite increasing the number of primary health facilities …

This study assessed the perspectives of mothers on newborn umbilical cord care in Kumasi
city, Ghana. Cross-sectional data on 393 puerperal women was collected at the Postnatal …

Kejadian infeksi pada bayi baru lahir (BBL) di Indonesia adalah 24%-34%. Infeksi pada BBL
merupakan penyebab no 2 kematian neonatal sebesar 49%-60%. Kematian neonatal di …

Background: Hygienic umbilical cord care is one of the essential interventions advocated to
reduce neonatal mortality. However, traditional cord care measures-applying cow dung and …

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess umbilical cord care practices in tertiary-,
secondary-and primary-level healthcare facilities in Jos, Nigeria. Methods: A multi-centre …

We compare the hematocrit, hemoglobin, need for transfusion, recurrent phototherapy,
serum bilirubin level, and serum ferritin at different time frames for the umbilical cord milking …

One of the traditional methods for umbilical cord care in Indonesia is the campuh method,
which uses turmeric and betel leaves. The purpose of this research is to find out how …