Table 2.
Receipt of in-hospital postnatal education and topics taught
| N=13 730 n (%) |
|
| Received in-hospital postnatal education about newborn care* | |
| Yes | 6120 (44.6) |
| No | 7610 (55.4) |
| Type of in-hospital postnatal education received* | |
| Predischarge group education | 2446 (17.8) |
| Predischarge bedside education | 3042 (22.2) |
| Discharge education | 1168 (8.5) |
| Other education | 56 (0.4) |
| Topics taught (based on recall) * | |
| Exclusive breast feeding | 3592 (26.2) |
| How to keep the baby clean | 1312 (9.6) |
| Keeping the baby warm | 780 (5.7) |
| Handwashing | 484 (3.5) |
| Warning signs of newborn illness | 442 (3.2) |
| Skin-to-skin care | 258 (1.9) |
| Not applying anything on umbilical cord | 42 (0.3) |
| Other | 818 (6.0) |
| Do not know | 424 (3.1) |
| Received postdischarge health messages or videos on smartphone | 217 (1.6) |
*Among all respondents. Respondents could report multiple types of postdelivery education received and multiple topics taught, with some overlap expected in similar topics (ie, keeping the baby warm, skin-to-skin care).