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Methodology: The descriptive cross-sectional study was organized in the rural areas of Bareilly. Study participants were selected based on the mothers who gave birth to a baby during the last six months. The mothers who delivered in that area within six months were included and, using the semi-structured questionnaire, data were collected. Data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS 2021 version for windows. Results: Out of 300 deliveries, nearly one-quarter of the deliveries, 66 (22%), were happening in homes, and most of the deliveries, 234 (78%), happened in hospitals. It was observed that unsafe cord care practices were observed more among nuclear families, 8 (53.4%), than joint families, 7 (46.6%), and it was found to be statistically insignificant. The Unsafe feed was given 48 (72.7%) more commonly among home deliveries than institutional deliveries 56 (23.9%). Mothers\u2019 initiation of delayed breastfeeding was nearly the same in both home and hospital deliveries. Delayed bathing was observed in nearly three-fourths of mothers, 125 (70.1%), aged 24\u201329 years, followed by 29 (16.8%) in the age period of 30\u201335 years. Conclusion: The practice of essential newborn care still needs to improve in Bareilly; there is a need to create awareness among the mothers and family members on newborn and early neonatal care aspects, such as promoting exclusive and early initiation of breastfeeding and delayed bathing practices.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/children10020408","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,20]],"date-time":"2023-02-20T03:56:07Z","timestamp":1676865367000},"page":"408","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Newborn Care Practices and Associated Factors Influencing Their Health in a Northern Rural India"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Md Arfin","family":"Islam","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Medicine, IIMS & R, Lucknow 226026,  India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Md Suhail","family":"Khan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, CAMS, Khamis Mushait Campus, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6156-8738","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anas Ahmad","family":"Khan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Medicine, United Institute of Medical Sciences, Prayagraj 231313, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7084-2014","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bayapa Reddy","family":"Narapureddy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, CAMS, Khamis Mushait Campus, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9506-8766","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kalyan Viswanath Reddy","family":"Lingala","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0873-0502","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nazim","family":"Nasir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Basic Medical Sciences, CAMS, Khamis Mushait Campus, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1676-8092","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Khursheed","family":"Muzammil","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, CAMS, Khamis Mushait Campus, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9500-4623","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Irfan","family":"Ahmad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, CAMS Abha, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1597-1160","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adam","family":"Dawria","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, CAMS, Khamis Mushait Campus, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ahmed","family":"Faheem","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, CAMS, Khamis Mushait Campus, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2149-2687","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ali","family":"Mohieldin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, CAMS, Khamis Mushait Campus, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"(2023, January 18). 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