Table 3 Availability of medicine and equipment for newborn health service delivery in study facilities (N = 5)
Present in five facilities | Not present in five facilities |
|---|---|
Prematurity | |
Thermometer | Newborn clothing (cap, socks, romper) |
Infant weighing scale | KMC wrap |
Feeding cup | |
Nasogastric feeding tubes, for neonates | |
Blood glucose meter | |
Vitamin K-1 1 mg/ml | |
Dextrose 10%, intravenous | |
Phenobarbitone 54 mg/ml, oral | |
Perinatal asphyxia | |
Newborn bag and mask | Doppler |
Resuscitation table | |
Suction device | |
Infection prevention and management | |
Tetracycline hydrochloride 1% eye ointment | Acyclovir 5% cream, 5 g |
Scalp vein infusion set, for neonates | |
Ampicillin 500 mg; Benzylpencillin sodium 5 M I.U.; Gentamicin sulphate 40 mg/ml; Amoxicillin 125 mg/5 ml powder for suspension; Benzathine penicillin G 1.2 M I.U.; Artesunate 60 mg | |
Advanced care (hospital only) | |
Oxygen concentrator | Pulse oximetry sensor, for neonates |
Calcium gluconate 100 mg/ml | Caffeine 12.5 mg/ml |
Ringer lactate/Hartmann’s solution, intravenous | Sodium bicarbonate 8.4% |
Diazepam 5 mg/ml | Cefotaxime sodium 1 g |
Procaine penicillin 1 M I.U. | Catheter I.V., with wings 24 G |
Cloxacillin 250 mg | |
Ceftriaxone 250 mg | |