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All newborns should have access to essential newborn care, which is the critical care for all babies in the first days after birth. Essential newborn care involves immediate care at the time of birth, and essential care during the entire newborn period.
- Preterm and Low Birth Weight
Working with partners to develop tools to improve health...
- Newborn Infections
Neonatal infections result in over 550 000 neonatal deaths...
- Perinatal Asphyxia
Essential newborn care course, second edition 2022....
- Congenital Conditions
The proportion of deaths resulting from congenital...
- MoNITOR
In 2015, the World Health Organization launched Mother and...
- Who Recommendations on Newborn Health: Guidelines Approved by The Who Guidelines
This publication on WHO recommendations related to newborn...
- Read More
This guideline aims to improve the quality of essential,...
- Caring for a newborn
When the baby is small, keep the baby in skin-to skin...
- Preterm and Low Birth Weight
30 wrz 2022 · When the baby is small, keep the baby in skin-to skin contact as much as possible every day. Wash hands with soap and water before handling the baby. Know the danger signs and where to seek care, such as if the baby is not feeding well, has fast breathing or a high temperature.
16 mar 2023 · After birth, most term and late preterm newborn infants ≥35 weeks gestation make a successful transition to extrauterine life and require only routine newborn care. This topic will provide a summary of routine care for healthy newborn infants ≥35 weeks gestation. The assessment of the newborn is discussed in greater detail elsewhere.
30 sie 2021 · It is possible to improve survival rates and the health of newborns, and to end preventable stillbirths, by reaching high coverage of quality antenatal care, skilled care at birth, postnatal care for mother and baby, and care of small and sick newborns.
23 sie 2023 · At first, newborn care might seem to be only round-the-clock feeding, bathing, diapering and soothing. But there's more to keeping a newborn healthy. There's also caring for a newborn's skin, knowing what a newborn's cries mean and helping a newborn to develop.
Provision of vaccinations as per the national immunization schedule. For at least the first hour following birth, the newborn should be placed skin to skin with her/his mother to ensure warmth, encourage early feeding and promote bonding.
30 lip 2024 · Going home with a new baby is exciting but it can be scary too. Read about the changes a newborn goes through and also see tips for proper baby care.
