Home-based care for umbilical cords of neonates by family caregivers in Mpumalanga province, South Africa
The findings of the study brought to light that indeed, the application of substances that have not been recommended by the South African guidelines on neonates' umbilical cord does lead to delayed umbilical cord separation and healing and has the potential to cause neonatal infections.
Authors
- Bumani Solomon Manganye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4060-471X)
- Ntsieni S. Mashau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7104-6768)
- Happiness P Sabina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5297-1460)
Institutions
- University of Venda (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health SA Gesondheid
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v30i0.2676
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal skin health care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Venda