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Importance Of Postnatal Care In Nigeria

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Skilled birth attendants involve the provision of pregnant women with the relevant care they need during labour, child bearing and in the early stage of post-partum. This process involves the use of qualified personnel, healthy and safe in environment to attend to expectant mothers. It also includes the provision of relevant drugs, equipment, good feedback system and also effective referral system. A well trained skilled birth attendant manages pregnancy and delivery processes and he is also trained to identify and manage complications arising from childbirth and makes referrals if there is need. Improving maternal healthcare in Nigeria requires that more skilled birth attendants should be trained and employed in all maternal health facilities. …show more content…

Postnatal care involves the provision of both enabling and supportive environment for the mother, the new-born baby and the entire family. The postnatal care involves the essential care which the mother and the baby should receive during the first 6 to 8 weeks after delivery. The nature, type and quality of postnatal care given to both the mother and the child in the first days and weeks after birth can have a huge in impact on the mother’s prediction and experience about parenthood. The core components care for the new-born babies involves promoting and supporting early and exclusive breast feeding, hygienic skin and umbilical cord care, identifying warning and risk signs that requires urgent doctors /medical attention, keeping the baby warm counselling and general health education for the mother on how best to take care of the

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