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Chlorhexidine for facility-based umbilical cord care: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
BACKGROUND: Umbilical cord hygiene prevents sepsis, a leading cause of neonatal mortality. The World Health Organization recommends 7.1% chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX) application to the umbilicus after home birth in high mortality contexts. In Bangladesh and Nepal, national policies recommend CHX...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7995704/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33765947 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03338-4 |