Nurse's Knowledge Associated with the Routine Essential Newborn Care after Birth in Baghdad City.

The care given to newborns immediately within the first few hours of birth is critical for their survival. The neonatal period transitional period, immediately after birth, and it is critical for their survival and existence. Essential newborn care is one of the significant strategies for neonatal survival, especially immediately after delivery. Pediatric Nurses are the key healthcare providers who care for neonates immediately after birth. Aim of the study was to assess Nurse's Knowledge Associated with the Routine Essential Newborn Care after birth in Baghdad City. A descriptive design was utilized for this study. The setting The study was carried out at Al-Elwiya Maternity Teaching and the Private Nursing Home Hospitals in Baghdad city. Sample: A purposive sample consisted of 60 participants (Pediatric/midwives nurses) according to inclusion criteria. Tools: The questionnaire was constructed and developed and include two parts: the first part includes A structured Nurses demographic characteristics Sheet, and the second part includes for nurses' knowledge about immediate of the newborn care. Results: The results of the present study indicated that 45 (75.0%) of nurses had fair knowledge and (10%) had good knowledge, only (15.0%) of them had poor knowledge. Conclusion: According to the findings of the present study, the study concluded that only 10 % of nurses has good knowledge of routine essential newborn care after birth. And the socio-demographic characteristics of nurses' have no effect on their knowledge, exception of years of experience working in the delivery room which has a significant effect on the level of pediatric/midwives nurses' knowledge. Recommendation: Replication of the study on large samples of pediatric/midwives nurses nurses. Also, Education program for pediatric/midwives nurses about immediate newborn care to improve their knowledge and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]