Table 6.

Essential newborn care infection prevention steps observed during labour and delivery at mentored and non-mentored PHCs

	N	Control	N	Mentored: <3 months	N	Mentored: 1+year	P value
Provider checked for cord around the neck of newborn	79	9.2	318	25.5	413	9.9	<0.001
Newborn immediately placed on the mother’s abdomen after birth	79	78.6	319	93.1	413	93.9	0.0007
Newborn assessed for breathing-crying at birth	79	77.1	319	90.0	413	84.5	0.0293
Newborn dried using a clean towel or cloth after birth	79	91.3	319	95.0	413	88.6	0.0247
Newborn covered using fresh towel or cloth	79	23.0	319	55.5	413	32.3	<0.001
Cord checked for pulsation before clamping	79	16.0	319	48.9	413	26.0	<0.001
Cord clamped and cut with sterile scissor/blade after waiting for 3 min ?	76	0.1	315	19.4	412	1.2	<0.001
Newborn's eyes wiped with sterile wet gauze	79	0.0	319	15.4	413	0.5	<0.001
Skin to skin care initiated after birth	79	2.2	319	18.5	412	5.3	<0.001
Newborn weighed just after delivery	79	81.2	319	81.8	413	84.0	0.8361