Table 3 Practices related to maintenance of the warm chain for the newborn
From: Home delivery and newborn care practices among urban women in western Nepal: a questionnaire survey
| Â | Number of births (N = 240) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Heating of the birth place | ||
None | 103 | 42.9 |
Before birth | 26 | 10.8 |
After birth | 23 | 9.6 |
Throughout birth | 88 | 36.7 |
Time to wrapping the baby | ||
≤ 5 minutes | 33 | 13.8 |
≤ 10 minutes | 100 | 45.8 |
≤ 20 minutes | 205 | 85.4 |
≤ 30 minutes | 233 | 97.1 |
≤ 60 minutes | 240 | 100 |
Time to bathing | ||
≤ 5 minutes | 35 | 15.5 |
≤ 10 minutes | 113 | 50.2 |
≤ 30 minutes | 200 | 88.9 |
≤ 60 minutes | 216 | 96.0 |
> 60 minutes | 225 | 100 |