The WHO Five Cleans of Childbirth are essential practices to prevent maternal and neonatal infections during delivery, especially in community and home births.
Five Cleans include:
1️⃣ Clean hands – Proper handwashing by birth attendant
2️⃣ Clean perineum – Mother’s genital area washed with clean water
3️⃣ Clean delivery surface – Clean bed or delivery sheet
4️⃣ Clean cutting instrument – Sterile blade or scissors for cord cutting
5️⃣ Clean cord tie – Sterile thread or clamp
These principles...
