Hot fomentation of newborn fontanelles as an indigenous practice in Ghana: implications for policy and integrated community-based health care in Covid-19 pandemic and beyond

• Egile Nagusiak: Mary Ani-Amponsah (Egilea), Solina Richter (Egilea), Mariam Al-Hassan Adam (Egilea), Evans Appiah Osei (Egilea), Mahama Mustapha (Egilea), Ezekiel Oti-Boadi (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Objective African newborns undergo numerous traditional and religious practices ranging from fontanelle fomentation to total head shaving, scalp molding, skin scarification and ano-genital irrigation which can negatively impact the health of neonates. Hot fomentation of fontanelles has been...