NMICS 2010 Report - Central Bureau of Statistics

NMICS 2010, Mid- and Far Western Regionson whether the newborn child was dried before the placenta was delivered and wrapped in aseparate cloth, and about the time that the newborn was first bathed.Table RH.9 presents information on newborn care practices for non-institutional live births in thetwo years preceding the survey. Almost 59 percent of newborns in the MFWR were dried before theplacenta was delivered, at 54 percent for the Mid-Western Region and 64 percent for the FarWestern Region. Subregionally, the highest percentage was in the Far Western Terai (79 percent)and the lowest was in the Far Western Hills (46 percent). There was little variation by urban/ruralarea. Mother’s education level and household wealth status both had an influence on the practice ofdrying the child before the placenta was delivered. Some 54 percent of newborns whose mother hadno education were dried compared to 63 percent of newborns who mother had primary educationand 71 percent of newborns whose mothers had at least secondary education. Fifty-one percent ofnewborns from the poorest quintile were dried compared to 72 percent from the richest quintile.Some 88 percent of newborns from non-institutional live births in the MFWR were wrapped in aseparate cloth after drying. This practice was widespread, with little variation by backgroundcharacteristic.Table RH.9: Newborn care practices in non-institutional deliveriesPercentage of women aged 15–49 years with non-institutional live births in the two years preceding the survey by application ofappropriate newborn care practices, MFWR, Nepal, 2010RegionPercent who reported their newborn was:Dried before placenta wasdeliveredWrapped in a separate clothNo. of women with noninstitutionallive births in two yearspreceding surveyMid-Western 29.6 46.0 476Far Western 29.1 42.4 397SubregionAreaMid-Western Mountains 60.0 77.9 84Mid-Western Hills 50.5 97.9 272Mid-Western Terai 58.8 88.1 119Far Western Mountains 68.5 78.2 91Far Western Hills 46.0 83.4 155Far Western Terai 79.4 90.4 152Urban 60.3 92.7 60Rural 58.5 88.1 813Mother’s educationNone 53.7 87.0 559Primary 63.2 86.0 153Secondary + 71.3 94.4 161Wealth index quintilePoorest 51.1 87.2 289Second 53.4 87.1 221Middle 69.7 87.5 188Fourth 62.0 93.1 108Highest 71.9 (91.2) 67Total 58.7 88.4 873Table RH.10 presents information on the practice of bathing newborns for the first time. One third(34 percent) of newborns in the MFWR were bathed immediately after birth (within one hour), while28 percent were bathed between one and 24 hours later. Only 36 percent were first bathed after 24hours. There was a noticeable difference by region, with 26 percent of newborns in the Mid-WesternRegion being first bathed after 24 hours compared to 46 percent in the Far Western Region.119