Hot fomentation of newborn fontanelles as an indigenous practice in Ghana: implications for policy and integrated community-based health care in Covid-19 pandemic and beyond

OBJECTIVE: African newborns undergo numerous traditional and religious practices ranging from fontanelle fomentation to total head shaving, scalp molding, skin scarification and ano-genital irrigation which can negatively impact the health of neonates. Hot fomentation of fontanelles has been a predo...

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Autores principales: Ani-Amponsah, Mary, Richter, Solina, Adam, Mariam Al-Hassan, Osei, Evans Appiah, Mustapha, Mahama, Oti-Boadi, Ezekiel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9969019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36850018
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-01852-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9969019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36850018
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-01852-3

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