Effect of Umbilical Cord Care Intervention Program on mothers' Performance and Occurrence of Cord Problems among Their Newborn Infants
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
WHO recommends essential newborn care practices including promotion and support for early initiation of exclusive breastfeeding, thermal protection including promoting skin-to-skin contact, hygienic and umbilical cord care to reduce neonatal mortality and morbidity. The aim of this quasi-experimental study was to evaluate the effect of umbilical cord care intervention program on mothers' performance and occurrence of cord problems among their newborn infants. A total of 400 mothers with their newborn infants who attended the postnatal units at Ismalia University Hospital and General Hospital, Ismalia, Egypt, were recruited for this study. Data was collected through a structured interview questionnaire; newborn follow-up sheet and an observation checklist. Results indicated that before implementation of intervention program lake of satisfactory knowledge and practice was found among mothers in both groups related to cord care and the total mean scores for immediate post and follow up tests of intervention group were statistically significantly higher(p<0. 001), compared to their pre-intervention and control group scores. Regarding newborn follow-up, the results revealed that the minority of newborns in intervention mothers' group (0.5%) developed umbilical cord infection signs and 99.5% their cord sloughed off before the end of the two weeks. It could be concluded that, mothers who received umbilical cord care intervention program had higher total mean score of knowledge and practice than pre-intervention and control group with highly statistical significant differences. The results also concluded that nearly all of newborn infants of intervention mothers group not exposed to the occurrence of cord infection signs and their cord slough off within normal expected time. The study recommended that educational intervention regarding neonatal care is required during the period of antenatal visit. Researches, study the effect of newborn cord care practices on the incidence of newborn morbidity.
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Manal Farouk Mohamed
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