The kit, which will be distributed through the national Lady Health Worker program, comprises a clean delivery kit (sterile blade, cord clamp, clean plastic sheet, surgical gloves and hand soap), sunflower oil emollient, chlorhexidine, ThermoSpot™, Mylar infant sleeve, and a reusable instant heat pack.
Clamp the blade securely at your work station.
Clamp the blade to a flat piece of metal and lock the metal into a vise.
Clamp the blade to a welding table and position a 3/4 inch (1.9cm) pipe coupling along the straight, 2 inch (5cm) edge of the blade so that it is centered and aligned with the blade.
The kit comprises a clean birth kit (plastic sheet, cord clamps, sterile blade, gloves, and soap), 4% chlorhexidine solution, sunflower oil emollient, a temperature monitoring device called ThermoSpot™, a Mylar infant warming blanket, and a reusable, instant heat pack that produces heat through an exothermic crystallization reaction of a non-toxic salt-based solution.
Clamping the blade to a scrap piece of plywood that can be sawed through as you cut will make the task safer.
Using the flat blade screwdriver unscrew the hose clamp securing the hose plug and move it up the hose past the plug.
It includes a clean plastic mat, sterile umbilical cord clamps and a blade to cut the umbilical cord so that the mother doesn't have to use stones and other unsterile objects around the house.
The current study found that availability of essential supplies for deliveries at visited facilities was lacking (range 20 57 % by country for presence of sterile scissors or blade, disposable cord ties or clamps, suction apparatus for use with catheter, and skin antiseptic) [ 30– 30].
When the insert is in place, be sure the clamps on the blade are securely holding it in place.
