%0 Journal Article
%T Practice of Essential Care for Newborns in the Referral Health Center of Commune 5 of Bamako District
%A Traore Soumana Oumar
%A Samake Alou
%A Sangho Oumar
%A Kouyate Fa Issif
%A Doumbia Saleck
%A Tall Saoudatou
%A Sylla Niangal¨¦
%A Coulibaly Hamidou
%A Traore Youssouf
%A Traore Mamadou
%A Sangho Hamadoun
%J Open Journal of Pediatrics
%P 223-230
%@ 2160-8776
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojped.2022.121024
%X Introduction: Delay in recognizing newborn health problems and delay in accessing
quality care contribute to a high number of newborn deaths. The objective of
this work was to study the practice of essential newborn care. Patients and
method: This was a descriptive study on critical care newborns at the
referral health Center of the Commune 5 (CSR¨¦f C5) Bamako from 1st April to 31 May 2018. The acquisition, processing
and data analysis were done on SPSS software. Results: The
average age of the patients was 24.8 years. They were out of school and knew
about the importance of prenatal consultations (83.3%). The majority of health
workers were Nurses and Obstetricians (59.3%). The effective care (100%) given
to the newborns was anthropometric measurements of the newborn and identification of the
newborn. Treatments such as stimulated drying, skin-to-skin contact, warming,
and administration of vitamin K1 were each administered at over 90%. The fight
against heat loss by the head (14.1%) and early latching (41.5%) were
insufficiently administered. Cord care was not provided at the Hospital prior
to discharge for contextual reasons. The administration of ocular antiseptics
was not administered in the hospital. Conclusion: The administration of
essential newborn care at the referral health Center of the Commune 5 in Bamako
has shortcomings.
%K Care
%K Essentials
%K Newborns
%K Bamako
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=116101