A CROSS-SECTIONAL RESEARCH TO ASSESS THE HARMFUL PRACTICES AND THEIR PATTERN AMONG NEWBORNS

Objective: The purpose of the research was to evaluate the design of detrimental practice which might influence the death ratio of a newborn in our society.

Material and Method: The mode of the research was cross-sectional established on the infant’s birth recall as well as rearing developments via the respondents. We carried out this research at Services Hospital, Lahore from September 2018 to May 2019. Approximately twenty-five thousand people with mainly fewer emolument families. The numbers of females called for interview were one hundred. To diagnose these detrimental practices, a questionnaire was utilized by the researcher in urban localities.  Results: It was constituted that multiple of detrimental newborn practices were common among the enrolled mothers of the research. Powder strew with (94.10%) in the newborn is the most dominant practice along with unhealthy cord exercise (74%), pre lacteal feeding (79%), as well as usage of unhygienic Surma (73%). Additionally, large numbers of mothers are not familiar with the result of these detrimental practices. Moreover, entire mothers were identified as sensitive and impatient to find out either these habits are advantageous or detrimental.

Conclusion: It was accentuated that multiple of the detrimental newborn practices were too common in our community. Multiple of the researches is mandatory to check the quantum consequences of conventional detrimental infant practices to the infant demise with the objective of developing program and mechanism for said purpose.  

Keywords: SVD (Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery), Newborns, Pre-Lacteal Feeds.