Skin, thermal and umbilical cord care practices for neonates in southern, rural Zambia: A qualitative study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Sacks, Emma ^a,c   Moss, William J ^a   Winch, Peter J ^a   Thuma, Philip ^b   van Dijk, Janneke H ^b   Mullany, Luke C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Macha Research Trust   (Zambia)

^c ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cord care; Neonatal health; Newborn health; Skin care; Thermal care; Traditional practices; Zambia

Indexed keywords

OIL; PETROLATUM; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATH; BREAST MILK; DELIVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERVIEW; LOTION; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN THERMAL CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POWDER; PREMATURITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SKIN CARE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; THERMOREGULATION; TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD CARE; VERNIX CASEOSA; ZAMBIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLOTHING; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; HOME DELIVERY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RURAL POPULATION; SUPERSTITION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATHS; CLOTHING; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL DEATH; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SKIN CARE; SUPERSTITIONS; UMBILICAL CORD; VERNIX CASEOSA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84938888748     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0584-2     Document Type: Article

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