Knowledge and practice of immediate newborn care among health care providers in eastern zone public health facilities, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2016

Table 2 Practice of health care providers on Immediate Newborn Care in public health facilities at Eastern zone, Tigray regional state, Ethiopia, 2016

Variable		Frequency (N)	Percent (%)
Deliver baby on to mother’s abdomen	Yes	180	84.5
Deliver baby on to mother’s abdomen	No	33	15.5
Dry baby’s with dry towel, Wipe eyes, Wrap with dry one and cover head	Yes	184	86.4
	No	13	13.6
Assess breathing and color	Yes	187	87.8
Assess breathing and color	No	26	12.2
If the baby breath normally delay cord cutting 1–3 min	Yes	148	69.5
If the baby breath normally delay cord cutting 1–3 min	No	65	30.5
Tie the cord two fingers from abdomen and another tie two fingers from the 1st one cut the cord between the 1st & 2nd tie	Yes	161	75.6
	No	52	24.4
Place the baby in skin-to-skin contact and on the breast to initiate B/feeding	Yes	184	86.4
	No	29	13.6
Apply chlorhexidine to cord after cord cutting	Yes	18	8.5
Apply chlorhexidine to cord after cord cutting	No	195	91.5
Apply Tetracycline eye ointment once	Yes	156	73.2
Apply Tetracycline eye ointment once	No	57	26.8
Give Vitamin K IM on anterior mid- thigh	Yes	141	66.2
Give Vitamin K IM on anterior mid- thigh	No	72	33.8
Weigh the baby	Yes	195	91.5
Weigh the baby	No	18	8.5

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