Open AccessAssessment of newborn care corners in selected public health facilities in Bihar
Author(s) -
Monika Chauhan,
Jyoti Sharma,
Preeti Negandhi,
Siddharth Reddy,
Ghanashyam Sethy,
Sutapa Bandyopadhyay Neogi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/0019-557x.195863
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , public health , environmental health , medical emergency , family medicine , nursing , economics , economic growth
A functional newborn care corner (NBCC) is critical to provide immediate care to newborns including resuscitation, warmth, and initial care to sick newborns. NBCC provides an acceptable environment for all infants at birth, and it is mandatory for all delivery points at all levels in the health system including operation theaters.