Chapters

This Field Guide is a companion to the Inter-agency Field Manual on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings (2018), providing information related specifically to newborn care during the neonatal period (days 0-28).

• Chapter 1Introduction

  • 1.0Overview

  • 1.1What is the Purpose of the Field Guide

  • 1.2Who is the Field Guide intended for?

  • 1.3How is the Field Guide organized?

• Chapter 2Background

  • 2.0Overview

  • 2.1Humanitarian Settings Across the Globe

  • 2.2Newborn Health: Epidemiology

• Chapter 3Newborn Health Services

  • 3.0Overview

  • 3.1General Principles and Considerations

  • 3.2Essential Newborn Care

  • 3.3Newborn Care at Household/Community Level

  • 3.4Newborn Care at Primary Care Facilities

  • 3.5Newborn Care at Hospitals

  • 3.6Additional Considerations for Preventing and Managing Principal Causes of Neonatal Deaths

• Chapter 4Strategic Considerations

  • 4.0Overview

  • 4.1Mainstreaming newborn health in humanitarian coordination

  • 4.2Conducting a situational analysis

  • 4.3Developing an inclusive and unified response strategy

  • 4.4Developing and implementing a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan

• Chapter 5Program Implementation Considerations

  • 5.0Overview

  • 5.1Developing and disseminating key messages/behavior change communication (BCC) materials

  • 5.2Developing a referral system

  • 5.3Home visits for mothers and babies

  • 5.4Procuring newborn care supply kits

  • 5.5Managing newborn deaths in crisis settings

• Chapter 6Annexes

  • 6.0Overview

  • 6.1Annex 1: Newborn health services summary tables by levels of care

  • 6.2Annex 2: Doses of Common Drugs for Neonates

  • 6.3Annex 3: Advanced Care for Very Sick Newborns

  • 6.4Annex 4: Tools to Support Neonatal Referrals

  • 6.5Annex 5: Newborn Kits for Humanitarian Settings

  • 6.6Annex 6: Indicators

  • 6.7Annex 7: READY: Maternal and Newborn Health During Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Operational Guidance for Humanitarian and Fragile Settings

• Chapter 7In Practice

  • 7.0Overview

  • 7.1Uganda

  • 7.2Kenya

  • 7.3Ethiopia

  • 7.4South Sudan