Integrated Maternal and Newborn Care Basic Skills Course ...
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CHAPTER 9: BASIC SYSTEMATIC EXAMINATION OF A NEWBORN AT PERIPHERAL<br />
CENTERS……………………………………………………………………………………………. . 109<br />
Preparing for the Examination.................................................................................................109<br />
Carrying out the Exam ............................................................................................................110<br />
CHAPTER 10: POSTNATAL CARE OF THE NEWBORN, AT THE FACILITY AND DURING<br />
POSTNATAL VISITS ……………………………………………………………………………….. 116<br />
Timing of Most Neonatal Deaths .............................................................................................116<br />
Components of Postnatal <strong>Care</strong> ...............................................................................................116<br />
CHAPTER 11: DIAGNOSING AND TREATING BREASTFEEDING PROBLEMS................ 126<br />
Common problems..................................................................................................................126<br />
Prevention <strong>and</strong> Treatment.......................................................................................................126<br />
Expressing <strong>and</strong> Feeding Breast Milk .......................................................................................132<br />
CHAPTER 12: CARE OF THE LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABY, INCLUDING KANGAROO<br />
MOTHER CARE ...............................................................................................................…..137<br />
Factors Associated with Low Birth Weight...............................................................................137<br />
Preventing Low Birth Weight...................................................................................................137<br />
<strong>Care</strong> of Low Birth Weight Babies ............................................................................................141<br />
Discharge of the Low Birth Weight Baby .................................................................................147<br />
CHAPTER 13: TREATMENT OF INFECTIONS IN THE NEWBORN .................................... 149<br />
The Timing of Infections..........................................................................................................149<br />
Types of Neonatal Infection.....................................................................................................150<br />
Identifying <strong>and</strong> Treating Major Infections.................................................................................151<br />
Identifying <strong>and</strong> Treating Minor Infections.................................................................................154<br />
APPENDIX A: Selection <strong>and</strong> Storage of Uterotonic Drugs.................................................158<br />
APPENDIX B: Alternative Assessment/Physical Examination of the <strong>Newborn</strong> at More<br />
Established Peripheral Centers ...........................................................................................163<br />
APPENDIX C: Glossary.........................................................................................................168<br />
REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................171<br />
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<strong>Integrated</strong> maternal <strong>and</strong> newborn care<br />
<strong>Basic</strong> skills course