Table 3 Hospital-based characteristics and management of newborns delivered at a tertiary care facility, Faridpur, Bangladesh, 2020 (N = 177*)

Female

82

46%

Birthweight, median (g)

2900

1500–4200

Immediate management of newborn (within 1 h of birth)

 Cleared airway

176

99%

 Wiped and wrapped

176

99%

 Temperature and weight measured

173

98%

 Initiated feeding

171

97%

 Administered vitamin K

98

55%

 Resuscitated

40

23%

 Mechanical ventilation

2

1%

Newborn received antibiotics

9

5%

Duration of antibiotics, median (days)**

3

1–5

Indication for antibiotics**

 Prevention

8

89%

 Treatment

1

11%

Newborn sepsis

3

2%

Duration of hospitalization, median (days)

3

1–7

Admission to neonatal ICU

9

5%