Kawther Mohammed Mokhtar

National Ribat university , Sudan

Title: Immediate Care of The Newborn among Midwives Khartoum State Hospitals 2022

Abstract

Background: Most babies breathe and cry at birth with no help, and immediately care after birth is simple but important. This study aimed to assess midwiv's knowledge and practice regarding immediate care of the newborn. The study conduced on 116 midwives in three hospitals in Khartoum state.

Material and Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in Omdurman Maternity Hospital Turkey Hospital and Bashir University Hospitals during period from December 2021 - 2022. Data was collected by interview questionnaire and observation check list. The data was analyzed using statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 16 program using frequency percentage pearson correlation coefficient .p value was set at < 0.05 for statistically different test .

The reiablity of the scale check cronbach's Alpha and sprarman –brown reliability coefficient was camputed for total scale score

Result: The current study revel that most of midwives their age above 40years (74%) and most of them their experience between (6-10)(55.7 %) ,they having diploma of midwifery and receiving neonatology courses . midwives are knowledgeable regarding immediate care of newborn (mean15) All of the midwives Clamp, cut and clean the umbilical using separate scissor to cutting the umbilical cord (100%) also all of them drying and warming the infant performing the sectioning insuring patency airway patency (100%), Administering of vitamin K Prophylaxis Administering hepatitis B, BCG vaccines and just 50% of the midwives putting the I deification band immediately and putting the infant on mother's abdomen during clamping and cutting umbilical cord (56%) Most of the midwives not perform complete physical examination (96%) , not Applying eye care (98%) not performing APGAR Score completely (90%) at the first Minute not Screening for the disease (90%)and not documented all the procedure also not Checking rectal temperature (96%) and not Being sure about the passage of meconium (87%) Conclusion and recommendation: the study conclude that most of the midwives are knowledgeable regarding immediate care of the newborn but there is lacking in their practice the study recommended continues training programme to improve midwives' practice.

3rd International Conference on Midwifery and Neonatal Care

Kawther Mohammed Mokhtar

Title: Immediate Care of The Newborn among Midwives Khartoum State Hospitals 2022

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