Care and safe parenting: Parental challenges and hospital care for newborn survival

The 1 ^st month of life is critical in preventing complications in the neonatal stage and ensuring healthy growth of the young one. This paper compares the safety practices of parents, difficulties in newborn care, the effect of hospital-based prenatal education, emergency preparedness training, and family-centered neonatal care on the morbidity and mortality of the neonatal population. The key neonatal risks, namely, preterm births, birth asphyxia, infections, choking, hypothermia, and sepsis, have been considered with references to sociocultural factors causing them in India, as well as technological programs of the National Health Mission and infant care provision in case the mother has human immunodeficiency virus. The findings indicate that the evidence-based training in hospitals enhances knowledge, confidence, skills in responding in an emergency, and safety practices at home, as well as the involvement of the family in the care. Nevertheless, poor awareness, uneven service provision, and disparity of resources reduce the effectiveness of the programs. To enhance the neonatal survival rates, it is necessary to strengthen provider-parent communication and increase the number of structured education programs.