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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Four of 14 newborn care practices were more commonly reported in intervention than comparison areas : delaying the baby 's first bath by at least six hours (81 % versus 68 %, OR 2. 0 (95 % CI 1. 2-3. 4)), exclusive breastfeeding in the three days after birth (83 % versus 71 %, OR 1. 9 (95 % CI 1. 3-2. 9)), putting nothing on the cord (87 % versus 70 %, OR 2. 8 (95 % CI 1. 7-4. 6)), and, for home births, tying the cord with a clean thread (69 % versus 39 %, OR 3. 4 (95 % CI 1. 5-7. 5)).