Bringing Care to Life
“Bridging the Gap” for mothers in Laos
“R’shi women in Northern Laos traditionally cut the umbilical cord with a bamboo knife, put charcoal under it while cutting, and then put hot cobwebs on it,” said Pascale Chantavong, who works with the NGO World Renew. “They would tie the umbilical cord to the mother’s foot, afraid that it could go back inside, and give the baby a bath soon after the birth.”
Chantavong used videos from Global Health Media Project’s newborn care film series to demonstrate a safer way to cut the cord, and to explain how drying the baby thoroughly and providing skin-to-skin contact on the first day, instead of a bath, promotes infant health more effectively. Read the full Blog on Save the Children’s Healthy Newborn Network.
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