Cord Care Practices: A Perspective of Contemporary African Setting

Cord Care Practices: A Perspective of Contemporary African Setting

BackgroundCord care is the series of steps applied in handling of the umbilical cord after delivery of the new born. Globally, an estimated 4 million deaths occur annually within the first 4 weeks of life and 1.5 million of these deaths are attributable to infections. In Nigeria, studies have report...

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Main Authors: Tolulope O. Afolaranmi, Zuwaira I. Hassan, Ofakunrin O. Akinyemi, Sarah S. Sule, Matthew U. Malete, Choji Pam Choji, Danjuma A. Bello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
knowledge
practice
predictors
cord care
African setting
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00010/full

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