Essential newborn care practices in selected public health facilities using observation of 2603 normal deliveries in Uttar Pradesh, India.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Essential newborn care (ENBC) practices are recommended for all births to improve neonatal survival. This paper aims to understand the facility-level variations and factors associated with the essential newborn care practices by providers in higher-level public health facilities in 25 high priority districts (HPDs) of Uttar Pradesh (UP).

Methods

We used observational cross-sectional quantitative data from 48 selected public health facilities (23 district hospitals (DH) and 25 community health centres (CHC)-first referral units (FRU)) implemented in 25 HPDs of UP from February 2020 to May 2021. We defined ENBC practice as both cord care and initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth were practiced in normal deliveries by the staff nurse. Descriptive analy

SUBMITTER: Isac S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11792291 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature