IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH (IJHPR )

E-ISSN 2545-5737
P-ISSN 2695-2165
VOL. 9 NO. 5 2024
DOI: 10.56201/ijhpr.v9.no5.2024.pg18.34

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Knowledge And Practice of Newborn Skin Care Hygiene Among Postnatal Mothers Attending Selected Infant Welfare Clinics in Onitsha

Ogunezi Chinyelu Bibianne, Prof. Ifeoma Anochie and Dr. Joel O. Aluko

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Abstract

Background: In early stages of life, neonates undergo adaptive processes to facilitate transition from the aqueous uterine environment to the arid external atmosphere. As the child grows, due to various parameters, the skin undergoes continual structural and functional development. This maturation involves the fortification of the stratum corneum necessary for the skin's barrier function, alongside the emergence of sweat and sebaceous glands.

keywords:

knowledge, practice, newborn, skin-care, hygiene.

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