Abstract
Background: Newborn is considered as a infant up to 28 days of life. Care practices immediately following delivery contributes to newborn’s risk of morbidity and mortality.
Objective: The main aim of the study was to assess the practices regarding newborn care adopted by mothers in selected rural areas and to find out the association of level of practices regarding newborn care with selected demographic variables
Result: Most of the mothers (56.7%) in rural areas were in age group of 24-29 years Majority of mothers (78.35%) had normal vaginal delivery. Maximum of mothers (85%) had high level of practices regarding newborn care. Highest mean percentage practice score on observational checklist regarding newborn care (93.33) in the area of thermoregulation.
Conclusion: Mothers had better practices in thermoregulation area regarding newborn care than in feeding and skin and cord care. The age of the mothers was found to be significantly associated with level of practices.