scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE ON HUMAN MILK BANKING AMONG PAEDIATRIC STAFF NURSES

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sr. Moncy Francis francis ◽  
Dr. Bimla rani
Keyword(s):  
Human Milk ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Staff Nurses ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Essential Newborn Care ◽  
Human Milk Banking ◽  
Milk Banking ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Background: Breastfeeding is considered as the best practice which results in optimum growth and development of infants. According to WHO and UNICEF, donor’s human milk is considered as the best alternative in situations where the mother is not able to provide adequate breast milk due to unavoidable circumstances. Objective: The objective of the study is to assess the knowledge level of paediatric staff nurses regarding Human Milk banking and to find out the association of knowledge level with their demographic variables Materials & Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in a selected hospital of Idukki district in Kerala. The data were collected from 45 Paediatric staff nurses regarding human milk banking by convenience sampling method with the use of a structured questionnaire. Results: The data results revealed that 50% of samples belonged to the age group 19 to 27 and 28 to 36 years; the majority of the samples (72%) were Christians; half of the samples (58%) were graduates; and majority of them (62%) were housewives. Concerning the level of knowledge, 15.5% of them had poor, 69% had average and 15.5% had a good level of knowledge regarding essential newborn care.

scholarly journals Establishing an integrated human milk banking approach to strengthen newborn care

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 469-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
A DeMarchis ◽  
K Israel-Ballard ◽  
Kimberly Amundson Mansen ◽  
C Engmann
Keyword(s):  
Human Milk ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Human Milk Banking ◽  
Milk Banking

scholarly journals Level of Knowledge and Associated Factors of Postnatal Mothers’ towards Essential Newborn Care Practices at Governmental Health Centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Demis Berhan ◽  
Hanna Gulema
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Essential Newborn Care ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Postnatal Mothers ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Care Practices

Background. Globally 4 million newborns die every year before they reach the age of one month and approximately 3.4 million newborns die within the first week of life. Of these deaths, 66% occur during the 1st 24 hours. Late death, i.e., after 24 hours, still occurs 34% and may be prevented if mothers have knowledge about newborn care including dangers sign of newborn. Objective. The aim of the study was to assess level of knowledge and associated factors of postnatal mothers towards essential newborn care practices at governmental health centers in Addis Ababa. Methodology. Institutional-based cross-sectional study with internal comparison was conducted using multistage sampling method in AA health centers from December 5 to January 30, 2016. Result. A total of 512 mothers who came for postnatal visit were interviewed using structured pretest questionnaires. Knowledge was assessed using closed and open ended questions. Poor knowledge has strong association with women’s occupation (AOR = 2.10, 95% CI : (1.38,3.20)). Parity of the women was found as one of significant predictors for poor knowledge of essential newborn care. Women who were primiparas are 1.99 times more likely to have poor knowledge of ENC compared to women who were multiparas AOR = 1.99,95% CI: (1.25,3.20). The other significant predictors for poor knowledge of ENC were ANC visit. Women who had less than four antenatal visits were 0.63 times less likely to have poor knowledge than those who visit four times and above. AOR = 0.63, 95% CI:( 0.40,0.99). Conclusion. Maternal education programs should be given emphasis for the components of ENC for mothers’ knowledge gaps. Special emphasis needs to be placed when educating vulnerable groups including those who failed to fully attend antenatal clinic visits.

scholarly journals An Observational Study to Assess the Surgical Asepsis among Nurses Working in Narayana General Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh

2019 ◽  
pp. 713-718
Author(s):  
V. Jayanthi ◽  
Indira Arumugam ◽  
Latha P
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Cross Infection ◽  
The Body ◽  
Staff Nurses ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Care Worker

Background: Surgical asepsis refers to destruction of organisms before they enter the body, it is used in caring for open wounds and in surgical procedure. Surgical asepsis is the medical practice of maintaining sterility whenever dressing wound or performing any kind of surgery to prevent cross infection. Aseptic technique are used in infection control to prevent cross infection between health care worker and between patients. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the level of knowledge and practice of staff nurses regarding surgical asepsis. Objectives: 1. To assess the practice regarding surgical asepsis. 2. To find an association between practice with socio demographic variables. Methodology: 100 staff nurses working in NMCH, Nellore were selected by using convenience sampling method. Results: Regarding the level of practice among staff nurses, 10(10%) of them had good practice 80(80%) of them had moderate practice and 10(10%) had poor practice.

Human Milk Banking

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 854-857
Author(s):  
Lewis A. Barness ◽  
Peter R. Dallman ◽  
Homer Anderson ◽  
Platon Jack Collipp ◽  
Buford L. Nichols ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Human Milk ◽  
Newborn Infants ◽  
Fresh Milk ◽  
Human Milk Banking ◽  
Milk Banking ◽  
Low Incidence ◽  
The Cost

The experience of Finnish workers, as well as that of others, shows that the banking of heattreated and frozen human milk is a practical and safe means of feeding low-birth-weight newborn infants. The continuous and exclusive use of human milk is associated with a low incidence of infection and with a rate of survival which is among the highest reported.4 The rate of growth and weight gain is also considered satisfactory, although there is some controversy about whether weight gain is quite as rapid as in formula-fed infants.28 Long-term studies should be carried out to see if these infants grow and develop as well, or better than, those on formula feedings. It is still uncertain whether banked human milk will prove sufficiently superior to formula with respect to its nutritional and immunologic characteristics to compensate for the difficulties of maintaining bacteriologic control and to warrant the cost of setting up and running a milk bank for premature infants. At this time, the Committee considers it optimal for mothers of low-birth-weight newborn infants to collect their milk for feeding their own infants fresh milk.29 Once home, the mothers can freeze the expressed milk and organize for transportation of samples on a regular basis. However, since this procedure will be impossible or impractical for many infants, bacteriologically safe milk from a donor seems a reasonable alternative for these infants.

scholarly journals Perceptions on donated human milk and human milk banking in Nairobi, Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Wambui Kimani‐Murage ◽  
Milka Njeri Wanjohi ◽  
Eva Watiri Kamande ◽  
Teresia Njoki Macharia ◽  
Elizabeth Mwaniki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Milk ◽  
Human Milk Banking ◽  
Milk Banking
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