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Unang Yakap: Essential Newborn Care Steps by gwenmyles is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document outlines 4 new protocols for essential newborn care required by the Department of Health: 1) Immediate drying of the newborn to warm them and stimulate breathing, 2) Early skin-to-skin contact between mother and newborn for at least 6 hours to prevent hypothermia, infection, and hypoglycemia, 3) Properly timed cord clamping and cutting to prevent anemia and brain hemorrhage in premature babies, and 4) Non-separation of newborn from mother for early breastfeeding to protect against infant death
- Author
- gwenmyles
- Language
- EN