Introduction: Neonatal sepsis is a clinical syndrome of systemic disease accompanied by bacteremia in infants within the first month of life. Neonatal sepsis is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality, both in full-term and premature infants. Cases of neonatal sepsis in Indonesia are quite high, including in high-risk groups such as male infants. The purpose of this study was to deter…
Background: Neonates are at high risk of infection, particularly at the umbilical cord site. The umbilical cord is an open wound that can serve as an entry point for tetanus bacteria, potentially leading to sepsis and death. Umbilical cord cutting is a standard procedure following birth; however, post-cutting care is critical to prevent infection in newborns. The dry cord care method—which in…
Low Birth Weight (BBLR) is a baby born with a body weight that is less than 2500 grams compared to the supposed weight for the gestation period of the baby < 37 weeks. Nutrition is one way to increase the baby's weight. Explaining the implementation of child nursing practices with child nursing care on the diagnosis of low birth weight babies (BBLR) and implementing nutrition. Qualitative descr…
Low Birth Weight (BBLR) is a baby born with a body weight that is less than 2500 grams compared to the supposed weight for the gestation period of the baby < 37 weeks. Nutrition is one way to increase the baby's weight. Explaining the implementation of child nursing practices with child nursing care on the diagnosis of low birth weight babies (BBLR) and implementing nutrition. Qualitative descr…
Low birth weight babies (LBW) is a condition when a baby is born with a birth weight less than or equal to 2500 grams. This condition is one of the causes of death in neonates, to prevent it, nursing actions are carried out, one of which is the provision of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) which can make it easier for babies to meet their nutritional needs so that they can increase LBW weight. Aim: A…
Background: Low birth weight babies (LBW) are defined as babies with birth weights below 2,500 grams. The incidence of LBW in South Sumatra has increased dramatically in recent years. This increase needs to be evaluated because LBW is an indicator of maternal health, nutrition, delivery services, and poverty. LBW conditions became the largest contributor to the cause of neonatal death by 37% in…
Breech presentation is a condition where the fetus buttocks or legs are the first parls lo appear at Ihe uterine cervix. Nowadays, breech presentation is still a major obstetric problem in Indonesia, this is due to breech presentation may increase perinatal morbidity and mortality number about 9-25% which is higher than normal presentation which is only 2,6%. There are several factors that affe…
Hyperbilirubin is a condition that causes jaundice in neonates due to high bilirubin levels. This situation can lead to dangerous complications such as chronic jaundice, atetosis with hearing loss and mental retardation. For this reason phototherapy needs to be done as an intervention that can be used to reduce bilirubin levels in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia. Systematic review that used co…
Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is a baby with a birth weight of less than 2,500 grams regardless of gestational age. LBW usually occurs in infants less than 37 weeks, but babies born at term also have the potential to experience LBW. Babies with low birth weight often experience several problems immediately after birth due to the immature organs. So that it will have some complex impacts in…
Indonesia has several health problems that are still the focus of the government until now. In the Rakerkesnas Kementerian Kesehatan in 2019, it was stated that there were five focuses of health problems, one of which was the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), which were still quite high. Overall, 15-20% of all births worldwide are low birth weight babies, repres…
Sebagian besar ibu di Indonesia merasa senang jika balitanya gemuk karena memiliki persepsi bahwa balita gemuk adalah balita yang sehat. Salah persepsi ini masih sering kita jumpai, termasuk pada ibu-ibu balita di Kota Palembang. Salah satu penyebab kelebihan berat badan pada balita adalah susulan susu formula. Pendidikan dan pekerjaan ibu, serta terpaan media massa merupakan berbagai faktor ya…