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Description | Original research article:- Community Medicine Khan Mohd H1*, Khalique N2 & Khan R3. 1Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine,Rohilkhand Medical College Bareilly, UP, India. 2Professor, Department of Community Medicine, JNMC, AMU, Aligarh, U.P,India. 3Associate Professor, Department of periodontology & implantology, IDS Bareilly U.P,India.
Abstract: Background: Newborn thermal care is a critical and essential component of essential newborn care; however, hypothermia continues to remain under-documented, under organized and under managed. Objective: 1. To assesses knowledge and practices of pregnant women to prevent hypothermia. 2. To assesses knowledge of pregnant women regarding signs for intervention and its management in hypothermic newborns. Study design: A community based study. Setting: Field practice areas of Urban Health Training Center Department of Community Medicine, JNMCH, AMU Aligarh. Study period: one year. Participants: 200 pregnant women Sampling: Purposive sampling method. Statistical Analysis: Data analysed with Epi Info version 3.5.1. Percentages, and Chi Square Test used. Results: 100% newborns were wiped dry immediately and were given bath within 6 hours of birth. Rooming-in was practiced by 98.9% mothers. 45.4% deliveries were conducted in warm room. Abnormal temperature of baby was checked by 93% of mothers after birth. Only 25 % mothers had correct knowledge about cold extremities. 24.5% mothers had knowledge about cold abdomen and 9.5% mothers regarding blue extremities. Only 33.5% of mothers had knowledge of skin-to- skin contact. Breastfeeding during transportation was done by 47% mothers. 85% mothers had knowledge about stabilization of temperature of baby during transportation to hospital. Conclusion: There was a poor knowledge and practices among pregnant women regarding hypothermia, in periurban area of Aligarh.
Keywords:- Blue extremities, Cold extremities, Cold abdomen, Skin-to- skin contact,
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Copyright © 2013 Khan Mohd H et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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