title: Newborn care in rural Uttar Pradesh.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe selected newborn care practices related to cord care, thermal care and breastfeeding in rural Uttar Pradesh and to identify socio-demographic, antenatal and delivery care factors that are associated with these practices.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey in rural Uttar Pradesh included 13,167 women who had a livebirth at home during the two years preceding data collection. Logistic regression was used to identify socio-demographic, antenatal and delivery care factors that were associated with the three care practices.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Use of antenatal care and skilled attendance at delivery were significantly associated with clean cord care and early breastfeeding, but not with thermal care. Antenatal home visits by a community-based worker were associated only with clean cord care. Women who received counseling from health workers or other sources on each of the newborn care practices during pregnancy were more likely to report the respective care practices, although levels of counseling were low.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The association between newborn care practices and antenatal care, counseling and skilled delivery attendance suggest that evidence-based newborn care practices can be promoted through improved coverage with existing health services.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. abaqui@jhsph.edu
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Baqui
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Darmstadt
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: T U
authors.initials: TU
authors.lastname: Kiran
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Panwar
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sreevasta
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ahuja
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santosham
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Black
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007224:Infant Care / Q000592:standards*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors