Republic of the Philippines

CAMARINES SUR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES

Nabua, Camarines Sur

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

ESSENTIAL INTRAPARTUM NEWBORN CARE (EINC)

Four time- bound interventions (first 90 minutes)

Essential Intrapartum
Newborn Care a series of time-
bound and evidence- based
interventions in caring for
newborns and mothers.

The unang yakap

campaign is a non- costly way
that has the potential saving
newborn babies during first
critical hours.

Name:_______________________________________________ Rating: ______________________

Year and Section ______________________________________ Group: ___________ Date: ______

PROCEDURE CHECKLIST
EINC
ESSENTIAL INTRAPARTIM NEWBORN CARE

Instruction: Below is the grading scale which will be used in rating your performance:
5- Excellent- 95-100
4- Very Satisfactory- 88-94
3- Satisfactory- 82-87
2- Fair- 76-81
1- Needs Improvement- 70-75

Performed
IMMEDIATE NEWBORN CARE
Remarks
(the first 90 minutes) Yes No

1. Mother already in Delivery Room

 Prepare for the delivery.
 Checked temperature in DR area it must
be 25-28 degrees celcius.
2. Prepare the equipment.
 2 Sets of sterile Gloves
 2 Clean Dry linen
 Bonnet
 Oxytocin injection
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CAMARINES SUR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES
Nabua, Camarines Sur

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

 Plastic clamp
 Instrument clamp
 Scissors
 Kidney basins
3. Wash hands thoroughly.

4. Put on 2 pairs of sterile gloves aseptically.

WITHIN THE FIRST 30 SECONDS

Call out the time of birth.

1. Dry and provide warmth. (1st 30 seconds)

 Use a clean, dry cloth to thoroughly dry the
baby by wiping the eyes, face, head, front and
back, arms and legs for at least 30 seconds.
 Do not wipe off the vernix.
 Remove the wet cloth.
 Do a quick check of the newborn’s breathing
while drying.
2. Do skin- to- skin contact (within ONE minute of
delivery)
 Place the newborn prone on the mother’s
abdomen or chest skin-to-skin.
 Cover newborn’s back with a dry, warm
blanket and head with a bonnet.
 Place identification band on ankle.
3. Delayed or properly timed cord clamping
(between 1- 3 minutes)
 Remove the first set of gloves before handling
the cord.
 Wait for the cord to stop pulsating or 2- 3
minutes after the baby’s birth before
clamping and cutting the cord.
 Tightly tie around the cord 2cm from the
baby’s abdomen and another tie 5cm from
the baby’s abdomen.
 Cut between ties with sterile instrument.
 Observe for oozing blood.
 After cord clamping, ensure oxytocin 10 IU IM
is given to the mother.
4. Non- separation of newborn from mother for
early breastfeeding (within 90 minutes)
 Ensure non- separation of mother and
newborn while on skin-to-skin contact
 Initiate breastfeeding as soon as the newborn
shows signs of readiness to breastfeed:
opening of mouth, licking, rooting, tonguing.
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CAMARINES SUR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES
Nabua, Camarines Sur

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES