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Newborn Care: Immediate & Essential Steps

The document discusses newborn care from birth through the first month, including immediate care at birth such as clamping the umbilical cord and drying the baby, as well as essential daily care like breastfeeding, skin care, bathing and monitoring growth through weight recordings and immunizations. Immediate newborn care involves 10 steps to be completed at birth, while essential newborn care is provided in the postnatal ward and at home.

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Newborn Care: Immediate & Essential Steps

The document discusses newborn care from birth through the first month, including immediate care at birth such as clamping the umbilical cord and drying the baby, as well as essential daily care like breastfeeding, skin care, bathing and monitoring growth through weight recordings and immunizations. Immediate newborn care involves 10 steps to be completed at birth, while essential newborn care is provided in the postnatal ward and at home.

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NEWBORN CARE

Presented by
N.Monika
Pbbsc nursing 2nd year
College of nursing
Mtpg &rihs
INTRODUCTION

Newborn care provided to the


newborn from the time of birth to about
the first month of life is known as the
NEWBORN CARE.
DEFINITION
PURPOSE
TYPES

1.Immediate Newborn Care

2.Essential Newborn Care


IMMEDIATE NEWBORN CARE

Care of the baby that needs to be


given at birth in the labor room.
10 STPES OF IMMEDIATE NEWBORN CARE

1. Call out the time of birth.


2. Delivery baby in warm, clean, dry towel/ Mother
chest.
3. Clamp and cut umbilical cord.
4. Immediately dry baby and wipe the eyes.
5. Assess the baby's breathing.
6. Wipe each eyes seperately with sterile gauze.
7. Leave baby between Mother's breast.(skin-to-skin
contact)
8. Place ID label.
9. Cover baby head with cap,cover both baby and
mother.
10.Encourage to breast feed.
ESSENTIAL NEWBORN CARE

Care of the baby that needs to be


given in the postnatal ward and after
discharge at home.

Nursing care of healthy newborn


baby after birth should be provided as
immediate care of the neonate and daily
routine care.
DAILY ROUTINE CARE
● Warmth
● Breast feeding
● Skin care
● Baby bath
● Care of umbilical cord
● Care of eyes
● Clothing of the baby
● General care
● Observation
● Weight recording
● Immunization
● Follow - up care
Warmth
Breast feeding
Skin Care
Baby Bath
Care of umbilical cord
Care of eyes
Clothing of the baby
General care
Observation
Weight recording
Immunization
Follow-up care
ROLE OF NURSE IN NEWBORN CARE
 Attending births

 Measuring and weighting of infants

 Caring for and monitoring health of the infant


after birth

 Educating new parents about the breast feeding


and care of child

 Monitor the vital signs of both the baby and


mother
Evaluation

1. Define newborn care?


2. Listdown types newborn care?
3. Expand the apgar scoring system?
Write a assignment on importance of
immediate newborn care

Write a assignment on
important of immediate
newborn care
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. "Essential of Pediatric Nursing", Rimple
Sharma,Jaypee Brothers Publishers,2nd
Edition,Pg No:124-127.

2. "Sandeep kaur", 'text book of Midwifery


&Gynnecological Nursing' CBS Publishers &
Distribution pvt.Ltd, Pg No: 116-118.

3. "Parul Dutta", ' Pediatric Nursing ', Jaypee


Brothers Publishers 2014, Pg No: 338-342.

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