Understanding neonatal unit interventions and breastfeeding outcomes in two hospitals in Ghana to facilitate optimization of newborn care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inborn babies in many Ghana facilities who need any monitoring or therapy above Essential Newborn Care (ENC) are often separated from postnatal ward dyadic care and sent to Neonatal Units (NUs) due to personnel workload, training gaps or both.

Objectives

Describe (1) care of inborn newborns in NUs at 2 hospitals in Ghana and (2) outcomes, including breastfeeding. We identified stable babies who could potentially be managed by midwives in postnatal wards with appropriate additional training and staffing.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study from January to December 2022 on inborn newborns in NUs at Greater Accra Regional Hospital (GARH) and Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), and the Special Baby Ward at TTH. Data collected included monitoring (glucose), i

SUBMITTER: Onwona-Agyeman K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11849377 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature