Cord Care Practices: A Perspective of Contemporary African Setting

• Main Authors: Tolulope O. Afolaranmi (Author), Zuwaira I. Hassan (Author), Ofakunrin O. Akinyemi (Author), Sarah S. Sule (Author), Matthew U. Malete (Author), Choji Pam Choji (Author), Danjuma A. Bello (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundCord care is the series of steps applied in handling of the umbilical cord after delivery of the new born. Globally, an estimated 4 million deaths occur annually within the first 4 weeks of life and 1.5 million of these deaths are attributable to infections. In Nigeria, studies have report...