Newborn thermal care in western Uttar Pradesh — gap analysis between knowledge and practices

Archives of Public Health

Sumit Saxena¹  Syed Esam Mahmood²  Anurag Srivastava³  Payal Srivastava³  Ruchi Pandey³  Anju Saxena⁴ 

[1] Autonomous State Medical College & Allied Pt Ram Prasad Bismil Memorial Hospital, Shahjahanpur, India;College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, India;Rohilkhand Medical College & Hospital, Bareilly, India;

关键词: Neonatal care;    Thermal care;    Neonatal care practices;    Thermal care knowledge;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13690-022-00809-2

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe provision of health care services including maternal and newborn care is a dynamic system of entitlement and obligations among the community, the service providers, and the government. Thermal control remains poor in newborns owing to immaturity of the thermoregulatory center and newborn become vulnerable to hypothermia especially premature babies, intrauterine growth retardation and LBW babies, and even normal babies.This study aimed to assess the knowledge & practices regarding thermal protection their determinants.MethodsCross-sectional study was conducted in the Amroha district. The study population comprised women of reproductive age (15 to 49 years) who have delivered a live baby within the past 12 weeks before the conduct of the study. Out of 6 blocks, 2 most populous villages were selected. Total 61 villages from 6 blocks were covered under the study. Knowledge and practices regarding newborn thermal care were expressed in percentages and compared.ResultsThe knowledge domain on thermal protection of baby, 60.9% of the respondents were well aware of how to keep baby warm after delivery, 71.4% of respondents knew that baby should be dried soon after birth, 64.9% of the respondents had an idea of time to dry the baby, 69.6% of the respondents knew that baby should be wrapped soon after birth.ConclusionThe findings of the study provides an insight into the existing knowledge and necessitate a need for quantitative studies in the study area to access knowledge & practices related to thermal protection of newborns. The authors emphasize a need for improving community awareness for the promotion of newborn care and improve the health system to meet the demands of birthing mothers and the needs of newborns.

【 授权许可】

CC BY