Change in EENC key interventions before and after EENC intervention according to postnatal mothers interview, n (%)
| EENC key interventions | Pre-EENC (n=320) | Post-EENC (n=204) | RR (95% CI) | SE | P value |
| Accompany delivery | 68/320 (21.3) | 34/204 (16.7) | 0.78 (0.54 to 1.14) | 0.19 | 0.251 |
| STS contact | |||||
| Any STS contact | 79/320 (24.7) | 155/204 (76.0) | 3.08 (2.50 to 3.78) | 0.11 | <0.001 |
| STS started early (within 1 min) | 27/78 (34.6) | 120/150 (80.0) | 2.31 (1.69 to 3.17) | 0.16 | <0.001 |
| STS duration <10 min | 46/74 (62.2) | 11/130 (8.5) | 0.14 (0.08 to 0.25) | 0.30 | <0.001 |
| STS duration ≥90 min | 7/74 (9.5) | 82/130 (63.1) | 6.67 (3.26 to 13.67) | 0.37 | <0.001 |
| Applied medicine/wrapped the umbilical cord | 308/315 (97.8) | 30/196 (15.3) | 0.16 (0.11 to 0.22) | 0.17 | <0.001 |
| Newborn eye care performed | 39/312 (12.5) | 115/197 (58.4) | 4.67 (3.40 to 6.41) | 0.16 | <0.001 |
| Newborn Vitamin K1 administered | 229/314 (72.9) | 149/187 (79.7) | 1.09 (0.99 to 1.21) | 0.05 | 0.090 |
| Hepatitis B vaccine given within 24 hours | 297/314 (94.6) | 192/194 (99.0) | 1.05 (1.02 to 1.08) | 0.02 | 0.011 |
| BCG vaccine given within 24 hours | 153/312 (49.0) | 147/194 (75.8) | 1.55 (1.35 to 1.77) | 0.07 | <0.001 |
| Baby based after 24 hours | 188/254 (74.0) | 160/197 (81.2) | 1.10 (0.99 to 1.21) | 0.05 | <0.071 |
| Bottle-fed newborns | 101/247 (40.9) | 42/199 (21.1) | 0.52 (0.38 to 0.70) | 0.16 | <0.001 |
| Rooming-in with mother | 181/257 (70.4) | 182/202 (90.1) | 1.28 (1.17 to 1.40) | 0.05 | <0.001 |
| Breastfeeding performance | |||||
| Any breast feeding | 204/257 (79.4) | 196/204 (96.1) | 1.21 (1.13 to 1.30) | 0.04 | <0.001 |
| Breastfeeding initiation (<15 min) | 10/198 (5.1) | 35/184 (19.0) | 3.77 (1.92 to 7.39) | 0.34 | <0.001 |
| Breastfeeding initiation (15–90 min) | 78/198 (39.4) | 84/184 (45.7) | 1.16 (0.92 to 1.46) | 0.12 | 0.235 |
| Breastfeeding initiation (>90 min) | 110/198 (55.6) | 65/184 (35.3) | 0.63 (0.50 to 0.80) | 0.12 | <0.001 |
| Breastfeeding duration (min) | 15.8 ± 16.9 | 17.1 ± 10.6 | / | / | 0.002 |
| Exclusive breast feeding | 95/221 (43.0) | 127/173 (73.4) | 1.71 (1.43 to 2.04) | 0.09 | <0.001 |
EENC, early essential newborn care; STS, skin to skin.