Evolution of Newborn Care

Flashcards on Newborn Care

global health approach for newborn care

large numbers of home deliveries with traditional birth attendants, home based newborn care

global maternal health vs newborn health

maternal more focused on skilled brith attendance in facilities, newborn focus on essential newborn care targeting the community and peripheral facilities

Essential newborn care

clean, safe delivery practices, hand hygiene, temperature maintenance, basic resuscitation, early skin to skin contact, breastfeeding, clean cord care, eye care, extra, extra care for LBW/preterm, kangaroo mother care, postnatal visit, identification and referral for danger signs

selected global health initiatives

reduce maternal, newborn, and child mortality, addressing broad and specific

every woman every child

decrease maternal and childhood deaths, maternal antenatal corticosteriodids for prevention of respiratory distress syndrome in preterm babies, basic resuscitation equipment, chlorhexidine for cord care, antibiotics for infections

American Academy of pediatrics

capacity building for low and middle income countries, helping babies breath and survive

every newborn action plan

end preventable newborn deaths and stillbirth - part of every women every child partnership, promotes country action plans for newborn health, monitoring and evaluation with clear indicators, strengthen and invest in care during labor, brith and first week of life, improve quality of maternal and newborn care, reach every woman and newborn, harness the power of parents, families and communities, tracking and accountability

WHO health system building blocks

health service delivery, health workforce, health information systems, access to essential medicines, health systems financing, leadership and governance