Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Sat Pal ¹, Vijay Silan ², Anup Kumar ³, Anuj Sihan ⁴, S. Archana ², Karthik L. Balajee ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Physiology, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, IN
2 Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IN
3 Badshah Khan District Hospital, Faridabad, Haryana, IN
4 Department of Biochemistry, BPS CMC, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Three quarter of the neonatal deaths happens in the first week only and the initial 24 hours itself take a toll of 25% to 45% of deaths. The Studies conducted in the South East Asia Regions has shown the impact of home visits by skilled workers and it has reduced deaths of newborns by 30 to 61%. Home visits by a skilled health worker immediately after birth is a health strategy that can increase newborn survival rates. The present cross sectional survey was done among the 54 ASHAs of the Kurali Block of district Faridabad of Haryana. All the ASHAs were assessed on the basis of their skills and knowledge about the component of Home Based Post Natal Care (HBPNC). Conclusions and recommendations:All the ASHAs were well versed with the vital issues in postnatal care. There is still gap m the skills required for proper HBPNC. There is need of continuous on the job training for the Home Based Post Natal Care.

Keywords

HBPNC, ASHA, India.

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