Essential newborn care course, second edition

Overview

This material provides the foundation for the essential care of every newborn: immediate care at birth, resuscitation when needed, breast milk feeding, thermal care, prevention of infection, recognition and response to danger signs. This course is part of a set of resources for improving care of newborns, such as WHO Human Resource Strategies for improving neonatal care, WHO standards for improving the quality of care for maternal and newborn health, small and sick newborns in health facilities.

ENCC is designed for all health workers who care for newborns: midwives, nurses, physicians (medical officers, paediatricians, obstetricians), other cadres, inter-professional education in ENCC, and can be used in both in-service (refresher and orientation) and pre-service education.