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Newborn Antiseptic Washing and Neonatal Mortality-Nepal
In Brief
A Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Newborn skin cleansing with 0.25% chlorhexidine solution, Cleansing of umbilical cord with soap and water solution, and 1 other intervention for Neonatal Mortality. Completed, across 2 sites in 2 countries.
Detailed Summary
Neonatal mortality and morbidity is common in Nepal and the vast majority of women deliver babies at home without a skilled birth attendant. The purpose of this project is two-fold: 1) to evaluate whether washing a newborn child with a dilute antiseptic solution soon after birth can reduce mortality in the first 4 weeks of life and 2) to evaluate whether cleaning the umbilical cord and stump with either soap and water or an antiseptic solution for the first few days of life can reduce umbilical cord infections.