Postnatal newborn care practices and knowledge of newborn danger signs among mothers in rural area of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: A cross-sectional study

Pankaj K Pathak; JV Singh; Monika Agarwal; Surya Kant

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1603_20

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Year : 2021 | Volume : 10 | Issue : 1 | Page : 300-306

Postnatal newborn care practices and knowledge of newborn danger signs among mothers in rural area of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: A cross-sectional study

Pankaj K Pathak¹, JV Singh², Monika Agarwal³, Surya Kant⁴
¹ Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS, Patna, Bihar, India
² Department of Community Medicine, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
³ Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁴ Department of Respiratory Medicine, King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Dr. Pankaj K Pathak
Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna - 801 507, Bihar
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1603_20

Introduction: The postnatal period is the most critical period for mothers and her newborn especially during the hours and days after birth. Proper utilization of postnatal care services plays a vital role in dropping the maternal mortality ratio and infant mortality rate. Methods: The community based, cross-sectional study was carried out in the field practice area of Primary Health Centre (PHC) Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow UP. A total of 200 mothers of newborn (age 03 days to 60 days) born in the catchment area of PHC Sarojini Nagar during eight months period were included in this study. A semi-structured pre-tested questionnaire was used for interview of eligible mother. The objective of study was to assess the postnatal newborn care practices and the knowledge of newborn danger sign among mothers in rural area of Lucknow, U.P. Results: The results showed that 49.50% of mothers applied substances to the stump after birth. 52.5% of mothers applied Kajal on the eye of the baby after birth. More than half of the mothers breastfed the baby within 1-4 hours of birth and Exclusive breastfeeding were practiced by nearly half (47%) of the mothers. Less than one-third of mothers used ambulance service 102/108 as their means of transportation to the health facility. Conclusion: Unsafe and harmful traditional newborn care practices are more prevalent in the rural areas. Health education and awareness programmes are recommended to improve maternal knowledge on the various aspects of newborn care.

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