Infection Control in Labor and Delivery Room, Learning from the Small Hospital Based Project-Juniper Publishers

Juniper Publishers-Open Access Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences


Authored by Sumera Ali

Background: It has been estimated that around 36% of the neonatal deaths occur due to infection in the lower and middle income countries. Infection control is a more substantial area of concern, particularly in Labor and delivery room. Multiple factors can cause infection in the labor room, therefore it is important to assess various factors of maternal and neonatal infection. Hence we explored multiple factors through this project and developed the action plan to address those factors effectively.

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