Assistant Professor, Community Medicine, Rama Medical College, Hapur, UP
*Corresponding author: Dr. Krishan Kumar Meena, E-mail id: kkmeeena.kumar@gmail.com, Mobile number: 8802781901
Online published on 26 April, 2016.
lack of awareness among community leads to deficient home based post-natal care in India leading to neonatal mortality and morbidity. Aim: to study the home based post-natal care in India.
Studies related to home based post-natal cares were analyzed.
The home deliveries were more common 83.92% as compared to institutional deliveries 16.08%. a new shaving blades were used to cut cord in 63.82% while in the case study of tribal women in Gujarat cord cutting was done with used shaving blades, household knives. Recommendations;- increase awareness about the target group of services under home based post-natal care through mass media, T.V., radio, role play, newspaper, poster etc.
Home delivery, post-natal care, newborn, breastfeeding, cleanliness
