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. 2015 Mar 31;8:10.3402/gha.v8.24251. doi: 10.3402/gha.v8.24251

Table 5.

Number and distribution of essential newborn care interventions by place of delivery (%)

Number of newborn care interventions received

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Mean (SD)
Private facility 8.5 27.4 46.8 68.8 81.0 89.5 95.1 98.2 99.5 100.0 6.16 (1.92)
Public facility 16.4 42.8 67.8 82.9 92.4 96.6 98.4 99.5 99.8 100.0 7.04 (1.59)
p <0.001*

Interventions include: Wrapping the baby using a dry cloth; early skin-to-skin placement; delayed bath at least 6 h after delivery; clean instrument used to cut the umbilical cord; clean device used to tie or clamp the cord; placing nothing on the cord stump; breastfeeding within the first hour after birth; no use of bottle; not giving any food or drink other than breast milk for the first month.