Update on mothers towards neonatal umbilical cord sepsis:

Obeagu, Emmanuel Ifeanyi; Obeagu, Getrude Uzoma; Musiimenta, Esther; Yakubu, Sunday Bot; Abdulwasiu, Oladele Hassan

Update on mothers towards neonatal umbilical cord sepsis:

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Date

2023

Authors

Obeagu, Emmanuel Ifeanyi

Obeagu, Getrude Uzoma

Musiimenta, Esther

Yakubu, Sunday Bot

Abdulwasiu, Oladele Hassan

Publisher

International Journal of Current Research in Medical Sciences

Abstract

Neonatal umbilical sepsis continues to be a major health problem with up to 323 of every 1000 neonates seen in clinics presenting with clinical symptoms. The unhealed umbilical cord is a major entry point for local and invasive infections during the neonatal period and is rapidly colonised by bacteria from the environment. The reasons for the high incidence of neonatal sepsis in developing countries are high incidence of home deliveries, unhygienic cord cutting, application of unclean substances to the stump and covering the stump with unclean fabric.

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Keywords

Mother, Neonates, Umbilical cord sepsis

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/14435

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Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences

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