Manuel de Référence—Soins Essentiels du Nouveau-né

This includes Save the Children/USA, through its Saving Newborn Lives (SNL) Mali program, BASICS, and ATN/USAID, which provided technical and financial support for the document's revision. The Ministry also acknowledges those who will support and facilitate the rational use of this Reference Manual in the field. The Reference Manual was established in part based on the following documentary resources: - Ministry of Health of Mali / Saving Newborn Lives (Save the Children), Reference Manual of Mali – Essential Care of the Newborn, August 2007 - Ministry of Health of Senegal / BASICS, Technical Manual – Essential Care of Newborns, 2002 - USAID / BASICS, Reference Manual: Integrated Care of the Woman and Newborn for Providers of Basic Structures, 2008 The following abbreviations are used throughout the document: - ARV: Anti-retroviral - BCG: Bacille Calmette Guérin - CM: Centimeter - CPN: Consultation prénatale - DDR: Date des dernières règles - DTC: Diphtérie Tétanos Coqueluche - HB: Hépatite B - Hg: Mercure - HRP: Hématome rétro placentaire - HU: Hauteur utérine - IM: Intramusculaire - IST: Infections sexuellement transmissibles - IV: Intraveineuse - IVU: Infection des voies urinaires - Kg: Kilogramme - KMC: Kangaroo Mother Care (Soins Mère Kangourou) - MEQ: Milli équivalent - Mg: Milligramme - Ml: Millilitre - Mn: Minute - OMS: Organisation Mondiale de la Santé - PAG: Petit pour l’âge gestationnel - PC: Périmètre crânien - PECIME: Prise en charge intégrée des maladies de l’enfant - PI: Prévention des infections - PPN: Petit poids de naissance - ROM: Rétention d’œuf mort - RPOM: Rétention placentaire et d’œuf Mort - SA: Semaine d’aménorrhée - SP: Sulfadoxine pyriméthamine - SNL: Saving Newborn Lives - SRO: Soluté de rehydratation par voie orale - TA: Tension artérielle - TARCIM: Température, Voies Aériennes, Respiration, Circulation, Médicament - TB: Tuberculose - VAT: Vaccin antitétanique - VCT: Volontaire contrôle test - VIH: Virus de l’immunodéficience humaine The document is organized into nine chapters, covering various aspects of newborn care, including prevention of infections, essential care of the newborn, breastfeeding, and management of newborn problems. The chapters are: - Chapter I: Method of Problem Resolution for Survival and Deaths of Newborns - Chapter II: Prevention of Infections - Chapter III: Maternal Care that Improves Newborn Survival - Chapter IV: Care of the Newborn from Birth to Six Hours - Chapter V: Care of the Newborn from Six Hours to Six Weeks - Chapter VI: Newborn Resuscitation - Chapter VII: Exclusive Breastfeeding - Chapter VIII: Newborn Problems - Chapter IX: Newborns with Low Birth Weight The document includes illustrations and tables, such as Table 1: Continuum of Newborn Care and Table 2: Steps of Problem Resolution.