Table 2 Cleanliness and hygiene practices during delivery
From: Home delivery and newborn care practices among urban women in western Nepal: a questionnaire survey
| Â | Number of births (N = 240) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Instrument used for cutting umbilical cord | ||
New or boiled blade | 217 | 90.4 |
Sickle | 7 | 2.9 |
Household knife | 6 | 2.7 |
Old unboiled blade | 4 | 1.7 |
Unknown | 6 | 2.5 |
Dressing applied to umbilical stump | ||
Nothing | 163 | 67.9 |
Oil | 47 | 19.6 |
Oil and turmeric | 5 | 2.1 |
Antiseptic | 2 | 0.8 |
Unknown | 23 | 9.6 |
Cloth used for wrapping the baby | ||
Old washed cloth | 177 | 73.8 |
Old unwashed cloth | 37 | 15.4 |
New unwashed cloth | 16 | 6.7 |
New washed cloth | 8 | 3.3 |
Unknown | 2 | 0.8 |