Essential Newborns Nursing Care at Maternity and Pediatric Hospitals

Abstract

Background: Newborn health and survival depend on the care given to the newborn, although newborn
care is a very essential element in reducing child mortality; it is often receives less than Optimum attention
in maternal and child health programmers.1
Objective: To assess Nurses’ Knowledge Regarding Essential Newborn Care.
Method: Descriptive cross-sectional hospital based study was conducted from January 2021 – Abril 2021
at Bint al-Huda Teaching Hospitals. The sample included 35 nurses who agreed to participate in this
study. The data was collected using self-administered questionnaire, questionnaire divided into two parts
demographic characteristics, and midwives nurses’ knowledge regarding essential newborn care. Statistic
data was analyzed by computer using statistical package for social sciences SPSS19 program and presented
in simple tables and figures
Result: In this research, (82.86%) of respondents interpreted newborn age correctly. is one of the components
of worm chain. (51.43%) knew that the breast-feeding should be initiated within an hour and 60% of nurses
knew that breastfeeding should be on demand. About (74.29%) of nurses identified immunization that taken
at birth. Only (11.43%) of nurses was known that vitamin K at birth can be taken orally and intramuscularly.
Around (25.72%) of nurses are conscious of the value of applying eye ointment for conjunctivitis prevention.
Conclusions: At birth, infant immunization was (74.29 %), breast-feeding (55.42 %), cord care (75.99 %),
thermal care (80.95 %), eye care (58.09 %) and vitamin K (61.43 %). The overall awareness of nurses was
strong, with (70.88 %).