Open AccessOnsite mentoring of special newborn care unit to improve the quality of newborn care
Author(s) -
Y N Prashantha,
A Shashidhar,
B. C. Balasunder,
B Pradeep Kumar,
Prasan Rao
Publication year - 2019
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/ijph.ijph_419_18
Subject(s) - mentorship , accreditation , medicine , neonatal intensive care unit , hygiene , unit (ring theory) , nursing , intervention (counseling) , family medicine , pediatrics , medical education , psychology , mathematics education , pathology
It has been possible to set up special newborn care units (SNCUs) and to improve the survival of newborns in India. However, several challenges remain affecting their effective functioning. Different approaches have been attempted and several policies have also been implemented to address this issue.