Knowledge of Essential Newborn Care and Associated Factors among Nurses and Midwives: A Cross-Sectional Study at Public Health Facilities in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019

Table 4

Knowledge related responses on ENC among midwives and nurses working in public health facilities of Wolayta Zone, Southern Ethiopia, March-April, 2019.

Variables	Response	Frequency	Percent
Time of newborn care start	Before birth	17	7.9
	During birth	45	20.8
	After birth	154	71.3
Place the newborn was kept immediately after birth	Beside the mother	34	15.7
	With someone else	3	1.4
	On the mother’s chest/belly	142	65.7
	On newborn bed/table	37	17.1
Measures to be taken if the baby is not breathing well after drying, clearing the air way, and rubbing the back once or twice	More stimulation to breathe	62	28.7
	Ventilation with bag and mask	154	71.3
The mentioned breaths/min	30 breaths per minute	68	31.5
	40 breaths per minutes	98	45.4
	60 breaths per minute	50	23.1
Prevention of eye infections after delivery	Apply nothing	4	1.9
	Apply breastmilk on the eye	3	1.4
	Clean eye with sterile water	13	6
	Apply silver nitrate/tetracycline	196	90.7