International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology Dhillon BS et al. Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Dec;5(12):4275-4280 www.ijrcog.org

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20164327

pISSN 2320-1770 | eISSN 2320-1789

Original Research Article

A community survey of newborn care practices in rural India Balwan Singh Dhillon1, Shalini Singh2*, Nomita Chandhiok2, Chander Shekhar1 1

Department of Child Health, New Delhi-110029, India Department of Reproductive Biology and Maternal Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, India 2

Received: 19 September 2016 Accepted: 15 October 2016 *Correspondence: Dr. Shalini Singh, E-mail: [email protected] Copyright: © the author(s), publisher and licensee Medip Academy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ABSTRACT Background: There are a high proportion of home deliveries in rural India. The present study was carried out to assess newborn care practices among home births and reasons for delivering at home. Methods: A community based cross sectional survey of recently delivered mothers (