[Newborn Care] Early Essential Care of the Newborn (EENC) in Vietnam

Early Essential Care of the Newborn (EENC) in Vietnam

❗️❗️In Vietnam the Ministry of Health (MOH) issued regulation on EENC for normal delivery in 2014 and EENC for C-section in 2016 which should be applied for all relevant health care facilities.

✍️Assessments have been conducted by the MOH in 2017 and 2019 to ensure that healthcare facilities do comply.

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All hospital providers, public and private should be following these steps (in the absence of no immediate medical emergency) :
👶 When your baby is born they are placed onto your skin immediately, and dried.
🕐 Your baby should remain skin to skin for a minimum of 60 minutes unless there is an emergency
✂️ Your baby should have their cord clamped and cut between 1-3 minutes after birth- when it has stopped pulsating.
♥️ You should receive encouragement and support from staff to start breastfeeding when your baby shows cues
🤱 Mum and baby should stay and sleep in the same room at all times.
🌙☀️ Breastfeeding should be supported day and night and an assessment completed before you go home.
💧 Your baby should not be bathed within the first 24 hours and dry, warm clothes and a hat put on.
𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.youtube.com/watch…
𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀: 𝗪𝗛𝗢
https://www.who.int/…/05-03-2015-who-first-embrace-campaign…

Author: Abigail Laurie Registered Midwife and Registered Specialist Public Health Nurse, United Kingdom.