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Abstract
The neonatal period is the transitional time from intrauterine to independent existence. It’s defined as approximately the first four weeks after delivery. The greatest gap in care often occurs during the critical first weeks of life when most neonatal deaths occur, usually at home and without any contact with the formal health sector. Neonatal health and survival depend on the care and practices that are given to them. Some of these practices may not have any harmful effects on neonatal health, while others do so. Therefore, traditional care practices should be investigated and those which are useful should be preserved, but that harmful one should replaced by useful ones. Nurses should also be aware of harmful traditional practices of neonatal care for an attempt to change them.