Newborn Care Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers of One-Month-Old Infants in Southwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Practice of initiation of breastfeeding, cord care, and thermal care of mothers with babies of one-month-old in Hossana town, southwest Ethiopia, 2018 ().

Variables ()	Frequency ()	Percent (%)
Did you give/feed colostrum
Yes	409	96.9
No	13	3.1
When did you initiate breast milk
Within an hour	352	85.4
After one hour	70	14.6
Did you apply anything on the cord
Yes	86	20.4
No	336	79.6
What did you do to keep the cord safe
Taking care of bleeding	214	50.7
Keeping it dry and clean	144	34.1
Taking to a health facility	64	15.2
When did you give a bath to baby
Within 24 hours	215	50.9
After 24 hours	207	49.1
Was placed in skin-to-skin 1st
Not at all	129	30.6
Always	293	69.4