2. Outlines
Introduction
Components and purposes
Resuscitation
Essential newborn care
Essential newborn care components
APGAR score
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3. Session Objective
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Define immediate new born care
Discuss the elements of early newborn care
Describe the steps of new born resuscitation
Explain the components of essential newborn care
Identify the elements of APGAR score
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4. Newborn Deaths
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Every year:
8.1 million infant deaths
4 million neonatal deaths
40% of all under-five mortality
Eight neonatal deaths every minute
4 million stillbirths
Under-five and under-one mortality has declined
significantly but NMR has declined little
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1.66 0.54 0.14
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Early neonatal
(Day 0-6)
Late Neonatal
(Day 7-28)
Post-neonatal
(1 - 11
months)
Age 12-59
months
Weekly
risk
of
death
per
1000
live
births
(global
average)
Risk by week of life for the first 5
years: The early postnatal period
Lawn Addis presentation based on global ENMR, NMR 2000 estimates, IMR and U5M in State of the Worlds Children
The riskiest
week of life
Risk of death per each week of life during the
first 5 years of life, based on global average
mortality rates
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7. Newborn Deaths (continued)
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Birth process was the antecedent cause of 2/3 of
deaths due to infections
Lack of hygiene at childbirth and during newborn
period
Home deliveries without skilled birth attendants
Birth asphyxia in developing countries
3% of newborns suffer mild to moderate birth
asphyxia
Prompt resuscitation is often not initiated or
procedure is inadequate or incorrect
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8. Newborn Deaths (continued)
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Low birth weight
An extremely important factor in newborn mortality
Hypothermia and newborn deaths
Significant contribution to deaths in low birth weight
infants and preterm newborns
Social, cultural and health practices delaying care to
the newborn
Countries with high STI prevalence and inconsistent
prophylactic practices
Ophthalmia neonatorum is a common cause of
blindness
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9. Newborn Deaths (continued)
Strategies for improving
newborn health should
target:
Birth attendant, families
and communities
Healthcare providers
within the formal health
system
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Place of childbirth
Up to 2 out of 3 childbirths in most developing countries occur at
home
Only half are attended by skilled birth attendants
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10. Essential Newborn Care Interventions
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Clean childbirth and cord care
Prevent newborn infection
Thermal protection
Prevent and manage newborn hypo/hyperthermia
Initiation of breathing and resuscitation
Early asphyxia identification and management
Early and exclusive breastfeeding
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11. IMMEDIATE NEW BORN CARE
Immediate newborn care is the care given to a newborn
immediately after birth, while essential newborn care
includes immediate care and care throughout the
newborn period:
Immediate newborn care is given in the delivery room
by qualified personnel and includes a brief physical
exam, Apgar scoring, and thermal care
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12. Immediate new born care steps
1. Deliver the baby on to the mothers abdomen
2. Dry and wrap the baby with dry towel, wipe eyes and cover the head
3. Asses breathing and color. If <30b/m, blue tongue, lip or trunk, if
gasping start resuscitation
4. Tie the cord two fingers from the abdomen and another tie two
fingers from the first tie if no clamp. Cut in between two ties
5. Place the baby in skin to skin contact to breast to intiate early and
exclusive breastfeeding
6. Apply tetracycline eye ointment
7. Give Vitamin K 1mg Im on anterior mid thigh
8. Immunizations and Weighing(refer urgently if <1500gm)
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14. Essential Newborn Care
Interventions (continued)
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Eye care
Prevent and manage ophthalmia neonatorum
Immunization
At birth: bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, oral
poliovirus vaccine (OPV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV)
vaccine (WHO)
Identification and management of sick newborn
Care of preterm and/or low birth weight newborn
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15. Cleanliness to Prevent Infection
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Principles of cleanliness essential in both home and
health facilities childbirths
Principles of cleanliness at childbirth
Clean hands
Clean perineum
Nothing unclean introduced vaginally
Clean delivery surface
Cleanliness in cord clamping and cutting
Cleanliness for cord care
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16. Cleanliness to Prevent Infection (contd)
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Infection prevention/control measures at healthcare
facilities and after discharge
Caretaker and all others should wash hands before
touching or caring for baby
Avoid contact with sick children and adults
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17. Cord Care
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Do not apply dressings or substances of any kind
If cord bleeds, re-tie
Usually falls off 4-7 days after birth
Until the cord falls off, place the cord outside the
nappy to prevent contamination with urine/feces
Wash with soap and clean water only (if soiled)
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18. Thermal Protection
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Newborn physiology
Normal temperature: 36.537.5属C
Hypothermia: < 36.5属C
Stabilization period: 1st 612 hours after birth
Large surface area
Poor thermal insulation
Small body mass to produce and conserve heat
Inability to change posture or adjust clothing to respond to
thermal stress
Increased hypothermia
Newborn left wet while waiting for delivery of placenta
Early bathing of newborn (within 24 hours)
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19. Hypothermia Prevention
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Deliver in a warm room
Dry newborn thoroughly and wrap in dry, warm cloth
Give to mother as soon as possible
Skin-to-skin contact first few hours after childbirth
Promotes bonding
Enables early breastfeeding
Check warmth by feeling newborns feet every 15
minutes
Bathe after temperature is stable (after 24 hours)
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20. Early and Exclusive Breastfeeding
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Early contact between mother and newborn
Enables breastfeeding
Rooming-in policies in health facilities prevents
nosocomial infection
Best practices
No prelacteal feeds or other supplement
Giving first breastfeed within one hour of birth
Correct positioning to enable good attachment of the
newborn
Breastfeeding on demand
Psycho-social support to breastfeeding mother
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21. Early and Exclusive Breastfeeding
(cont.)
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Starting to breastfeed
Colostrum is the first milk secreted and is important for the baby
for nutrition and disease protection
Most babies are ready to feed 15-55 minutes after birth.
Success at the first feeding often indicates successful later
breastfeeding
Self-attachment
Place baby face down on mothers abdomen
Support baby as it moves towards breast
Allow the baby time to mouth the nipple before taking it into the
mouth
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22. Early and Exclusive Breastfeeding
(cont.)
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Signs that baby is getting enough milk
The baby passes urine at least 6 times in 24 hours
You can hear the baby swallow the feeding
The mothers breast feels softer after a feed
The baby gains weight over time (after the first
week)
The baby seems content after feeding.
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23. Breathing Initiation and
Resuscitation
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Spontaneous breathing (> 30 breaths/min.) in most babies
Gentle stimulation, if at all
Newborn resuscitation may be needed
Fetal distress
Thick meconium staining
Vaginal breech deliveries
Preterm
Effectiveness of routine oro-nasal suctioning unknown
Biologically plausible advantages clear airway
Potentially real disadvantages cardiac arrhythmia
Bulb suctioning preferred (but every baby should have own
bulb to prevent infection transmission)
Hamilton 1999.
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24. Immunization
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BCG vaccinations in all population at high risk of
tuberculosis infection
Single dose of OPV at birth or in the two weeks
after birth
HBV vaccination as soon as possible where
perinatal infections are common
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25. Counseling
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Even if the mother is being discharged a few hours
after childbirth, she should be counseled about:
Exclusive breastfeeding
Hygiene eye and cord care
Thermal protection
Danger signs and what to do about them
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26. Complication Readiness Plan (cont.)
Breathing difficulty
Convulsion, spasms, loss of
consciousness, or arching of
back
Cyanosis (blueness)
Hot to touch (fever)
Cold to touch
Bleeding
Jaundice (yellowness)
Pallor
Diarrhea
Persistent vomiting or
abdominal distension
Not feeding or poor sucking
Pus or redness of umbilicus,
eyes, or skin
Swollen limb or joint
Floppiness
Lethargy
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Newborn danger signs:
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Editor's Notes
#4: Newborn care is important because major causes of newborn death are birth asphyxia and infection. A skilled attendant at childbirth who can assess the newborn correctly, perform essential interventions and does not delay resuscitation if indicated, is crucial. The attendant should also be able to care for or transport a sick newborn if needed.
Diarrhea and immunization programs account for the drop in IMR, but NMR remains high
#18: Newborns are uniquely susceptible to hypothermia because they have a large body surface area, which helps heat loss; they lack insulation; and lack the body mass to produce and save heat. They are also dependent on caregivers to keep them warm and dry. Care of the newborn at childbirth includes keeping it warm by drying immediately after birth and delaying a bath until the temperature is stabilized.
#23: Remember that every newborn should be considered at risk for needing resuscitation (i.e., the attendant should be prepared at every childbirth). Certain conditions may increase the likelihood that resuscitation will be necessary. For example, if there is evidence of fetal distress during the labor or childbirth, thick meconium, breech delivery or a preterm birth.