European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

A newborn is an healthy infant born at term and should have an average birth weight, cries immediately following birth, establishes independent rhythmic respiration and quickly adapts to change environment. Newborn care refers to caring of the normal baby to ensure that the baby is made comfortable, fed and enhances early attachment process. Any deviation associated with negligence in appropriate care may lead to increased infant mortality rate. Global estimates of the distribution of direct causes of neonatal deaths indicate that severe infections, preterm birth and asphyxia are the three major killers of neonates. With this direction, the researchers assessed the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on newborn care among postnatal mothers in a selected hospital at Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka