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AMTSL and ENC at birth Goldy Mazia & Indira Narayanan BASICS PPH Working Group Meeting Washington DC March 20,2008 Outline of Presentation • Burden of deaths in the early newborn period and the need to address it • Key programmatic priorities for addressing newborn health and integration with maternal care • Linking AMTSL and ENC at birth Under-5 mortality rate 1-60 mo. mortality 100 < 1 mo. mortality (NMR) 50 Present trend MDG 0 Global mortality per 1000 births 150 Why Focus on Newborns? 1960 1980 Year 2000 2020 To achieve MDG 4 neonatal deaths must be addressed Direct Causes of Neonatal Mortality: Global Estimates CONGENITAL ANOMALIES 10% INFECTIONS INCLUDING TETANUS 32% OTHERS 5% PREMATURITY 24% ASPHYXIA 29% The Lancet Series- Newborn Survival, 2005 4 Million Newborn Deaths - When? Up to 50% of neonatal deaths are in the first 24 hours 75% of neonatal deaths are in the first week – 3 million deaths Time when most babies die is when coverage of quality care is lowest Skilled attendant at delivery 100 Neonatal deaths 80 50 40 60 30 40 20 Source: WHO estimates 2000 20 10 0 0 Africa Asia Latin America More & the developed Caribbean regions Neonatal deaths per 1000 live births Skilled attendant at delivery (%) Skilled Birth Attendants and NMR Mere presence of a skilled birth attendant is not sufficient Quality of care and an enabling or supportive environment are important – Skills/expertise (for both mother and baby) using rational, appropriate interventions – Supportive supervision of staff – Adequate appropriate drugs, equipment and supplies of suitable sizes and strengths with good maintenance – Appropriate referral center/system including appropriate transport Pre-service education must also improve Continuum of Care is Important • Home to hospital continuum of care • Pre-pregnancy to post partum • Prevention to treatment - priority sepsis and asphyxia Newborn health Maternal Inf./Child health health Adol. School health health Where funds are limited: – Prioritize key interventions with subsequent phasing in of other components – Link with partners leveraging additional support Key Essential Newborn Care Components linked with maternal care Antenatal Birth Postpartum Minimum 4 visits Tetanus toxoid, iron & folate (+ pre-preg), iodized salt, birth preparedness, counseling for breastfeeding, detection and treatment of STIs and HIV/AIDS, referral for maternal danger signs Skilled birth attendance, clean delivery practices, AMTSL, basic ENC (temperature maintenance, cord & eye care, early and exclusive breastfeeding), identification and treatment for danger signs, resuscitation, extra care for LBW/premature babies, PMTCT Assessment before discharge, early visit,1st within 3 days, basic ENC; vitamin A for mother; detection and treatment for danger signs and minor problems; PMTCT Facility-Based Minimum Package Essential Maternal and Newborn Care Minimum Package •Birth preparedness •Tetanus toxoid Prophylactic Family •Partograph Eye care planning •Infection prevention •Active mgt of 3rd Special care stage of labor Iron folate for LBW •Newborn resuscitation Adequate •Cord care Immunization nutrition •Thermal care •Immediate & excl breastfeeding Basic •Infection treatment EmOC Other Essential Interventions Intermittent presumptive treatment for malaria Iodine Syphilis detection and treatment Context-Specific Package Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV USAID/BASICS/POPPHI: Integration of AMTSL and ENC 1.) Keep required items for mother & baby close by, load oxytocin in syringe 2.) Inform mother what is being planned at her level of understanding Receive and dry the baby, discard wet linen Baby cries well Cry not heard Place baby on mother’s abdomen Dry and cover with dry cloth Inform mother about baby & AMTSL; administer oxytocin Clamp cord when pulsations stop/2-3 min. after the birth Apply controlled cord traction + uterine massage Dry and wrap in fresh dry linen exposing chest. Keep warm. Assess breathing Breathing well Start AMTSL – Get help to observe baby Not breathing/gasping/ breathing very slow Cut cord; resuscitation and AMTSL or if no assistance, physiological management of 3rd stage Eye prophylaxis; tie the cord; warmth (skin-to-skin); initiate breastfeeding Monitoring + rest of routine care of mother & baby Integrating AMTSL and ENC at Birth: Challenges • It is at the same time of AMTSL that the newborn requires care immediately after birth • Integrated care may present as a “conflict of interests” where there is only one attendant • A trained second attendant should be available for AMTSL in case the newborn requires special attention (i.e. asphyxia requiring resuscitation). Care of the Newborn at Birth Monitoring Assess the baby with the mother (as a part of AMTSL): • Every 15 minutes for first 2 hours • Every 30 minutes during the third hour • Every hour from hours 3 to 6 after birth Breathing • Regular breathing (30-50/min) • No difficulty (nasal flaring, grunting, chest in-drawing) Color • Lips and tongue, palms and soles should be pink • Blue palms and soles might mean the baby is cold Temperature • Normal axillary temperature is 36.50 to 37.50 C • Promote skin-to-skin to keep the baby warm Umbilical cord • Check for bleeding/oozing; retie if needed Dominican Republic- Clean Delivery Practices In 3 Hospitals 100 90 80 70 Percentage 60 50 observed 40 30 20 Before 10 After 0 88 100 66 13 7 0 hand washing sterile linen cut cord sterile instr Swaziland -Temperature maintenance at birth Swaziland - Breastfeeding in first hour (interviews of mothers) Ultimate Goal is to Achieve the MDGs Through • Prioritization; phasing in of activities/interventions with continued expansion • Support to construct a strong, cost-effective, VISIBLE newborn strategy to link with maternal and child health programs • Addressing inequities, sustainability, scale and adequate coverage with adequate interventions