Evaluating the implementation of helping babies survive program to improve newborn care conditiona
نویسندگان
1 Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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3 Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: The main reason of newborn mortalities in low‑ and middle‑income countries is dueto the lack of skilled caregivers in providing essential care for babies. The aim of the present studywas to evaluate the implementation of helping babies survive (HBS) program to improve newborncare condition in Isfahan, Iran.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This quasi‑experimental study was conducted in the labor andmidwifery wards of Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Isfahan. Convenience sampling method was usedfor all healthy newborns who weighed >1500 g. First, the samples were selected for the controlgroup. Then, the Helping Babies Breathe and Essential Care for Every Baby training courses wereheld over for ward nurses and midwives. Then, the samples of the intervention group were selected.The research tools consisted of demographic characteristic questionnaire, caregiver performanceevaluation checklist, and breastfeeding registration checklist. SPSS software version 16 was usedfor data analysis.RESULTS: A total of 130 newborns were divided into control (n = 65) and intervention groups (n = 65).The average time of umbilical cord clamping increased from 13.85 to 61.48 s, and the averageduration of skin‑to‑skin contact between mother and baby increased from 11.75 to 60.47 min. Themean of early initiation of breastfeeding improved during the 1st h and the 1st day of the birth. Therate of neonatal hypothermia in the intervention group decreased sharply.CONCLUSION: The implementation of the HBS program can positively impact newborn carecondition.
