ESSENTIAL INTRAPARTUM AND NEWBORN CARE

Question 1

It is a basic component of DOH’s Maternal, Newborn
and Child Health and Nutrition (MNCHN) strategy. The
EINC practices for newborn care constitute a series of
time-bound, chronologically ordered, standard
procedures that a baby receives at birth. At the heart of
the protocol are four time-bound interventions:
immediate drying; skin-to-skin contact followed by
clamping of the cord after 1-3 minutes; non-separation
of baby from mother; and breastfeeding initiation.

Answer 1

EINCE

Question 2

4 Pillars of Unang Yakap

Answer 2

1.Immediate Drying
2. Skin-to-skin contact
3. Proper cord clamping and cutting
4. Non-separation of baby from mother and
breastfeeding initiation

Question 3

Using a clean, dry cloth, thoroughly dry the baby,
wiping the face, eyes, head, front, and back, arms,
and legs within 30 seconds.

Answer 3

Immediate Drying

Question 4

Purpose of IMMEDIATE DRYING

Answer 4

TO PREVENT HYPOTHERMIA

Question 5

Placing the newborn prone on the mother’s abdomen or chest skin-to-skin contact to regulate thermoregulations or the baby temperature

Answer 5

2. Skin-to-skin contact

Question 6

Delayed cord clamping causes

Answer 6

Anemia

Question 7

Clamp and cut the cord after cord pulsations have stopped typically

Answer 7

1-3 minutes

Question 8

Newborn feeding cues are

Answer 8

Opening of mouth, tonguing, licking, rooting.