Disposable delivery kit

Disposable Delivery Kit: 

Basic Delivery Kit/ Disposable Delivery Kit (DDK) increases awareness and use of clean delivery practices. The kits are designed for use in the home by untrained and trained birth attendants (TBAs) and women delivering alone. Basic delivery kits contain supplies that are essential for supporting clean delivery practices and providing clean cord care immediately after birth. While DDKs are designed for use in the home, they can also be used in resource-poor medical facilities such as health posts or health centers.

Features:

• Portable in nature

• Compact design

• Easily Disposable

Contents of DDK:

• 1pcs disposable non Woven gown

• 1pair shoe cover non Woven

• 1 pcs disposable cap

• 1 pcs face mask

• 1 pair latex surgical gloves

• 1 pcs underpad (Under sheet)

• 1 pcs drape sheet (perineal sheet)

• 1 pcs mops

• 2 pcs cord clamp

• 1 pcs baby receiving sheet

• 1 pcs feeding tube

• 1 pcs sterile surgical blade

Principles of Clean Delivery:

According to WHO’s Six Principles of Cleanliness at Birth, 

• “The hands of the birth, the attendant must be washed with water and soap, as well as the perineum of the woman. 
• The surface on which the infant is delivered must be clean. Instruments for cutting the cord and cord care (razor blade, cutting surface, cord ties) should be clean. 
• Nothing should be applied either to the cutting surface or to the stump. The stump should be left uncovered to dry and to mummify.” 

The six principles of cleanliness include: 

1. Clean hands 
2. Clean perineum 
3. Nothing unclean introduced into the vagina 
4. Clean delivery surface
5. Clean cord-cutting instrument 
6. Clean cord care (including cord ties and cutting surface).

Why Are Delivery Kits Important?

• Promotion of clean delivery practices
• Reduction of maternal sepsis
• Reduction of neonatal tetanus, sepsis, and cord infection
• Reinforcement of maternal and newborn health programs and 
• Provision of a convenient source of clean supplies.

References:

1. https://path.azureedge.net/media/documents/MCHN_BDKG.pdf
2. https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/disposable-delivery-kit-4461948112.html
3. https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/disposable-delivery-kit-12878976588.html photo credit