Research Article
Healthcare Professionals’ Knowledge of Neonatal Resuscitation in Ethiopia: Analysis from 2016 National Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Survey
Table 4
Questions about health professionals’ knowledge of neonatal resuscitation, 2016.
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| What do you do for newborn immediately following delivery? | Deliver the baby skin | Dry the baby’s body | Cover the baby with dry towel | Assess the bobby’s breathing | Clamp cord after 1 minutes | Provide chlorhexidine gel for cord care | Ensure baby is kept warm (skin) | Initiate breastfeeding | Apply tetracycline eye ointment once (with 60 minutes) | Give vitamin K (after 60 minutes) | Weigh the baby (after 90 minutes) | Give BCG | Give polio 0 | Cord should remain dry | Apply chlorhexidine for cord care for 7 days | Give sponge baths until cord falls off |
| How would you diagnosis birth asphyxia? | Depressed/no breathing | Floppiness | Heart rate below 100 beats per minute | Cyanosis |
| What do you do after asphyxiated baby? | Call for help | Explain to mother condition of baby | Place the newborn face up | Wrap or cover baby, except for face and upper portion of chest | Position baby’s head so neck is slightly extended | Clear secretions if seen | Start ventilation |
| What are the signs of critical illness for a newborn baby that need referral? | Lethargic | Comatose | Seizure | Unable to feed | Weak or absent cry | Excessive cry | Cyanosis | Bulging fontanel | Persistent jaundice | Respiratory distress |
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