“…Physical abuse was experienced by 41.1% of newborns in the form of unnecessary airway suctioning (23.2%) or slapping or holding upside down (33.5%). Additionally, 42.3% weren’t dried immediately after birth, 9.1% weren’t placed on the mother’s abdomen skin-to-skin, 61.7% had their cord cut before 1 min of birth, 34.9% weren’t breastfed within an hour of birth, 24.2% didn’t receive vitamin K and 1.8% didn’t receive tetracycline. …”
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“…When women experienced physical abuse from providers within 1 h before childbirth, their neonates were more likely to be slapped (AOR 1·9, 1·1–3·9). INTERPRETATION: A high proportion of neonates did not receive recommended care practices, and some received practices that might constitute mistreatment. …”
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