Umbilical cord care is crucial during the neonatal stage of life as poor umbilical cord  practice have been linked with  infections This study was aimed at assessing the knowledge and practice of umbilical cord care among post-natal mothers in UBTH, Benin City, Edo State. A non-experimental descriptive survey design was used for the study. A sample size of 60 was used as determined by formula and Yaro Yamane formula. A convenience sampling technique was used to select respondents attending child welfare clinic from July to August 2022 in UBTH. The instrument used  for data collection was a researcher constructed questionnaire with 22 items grouped into sections A. b. C and D. Section A elicited information on the personal data of the respondents and sections B to D elicited information based on the objectives so as to answer the research questions. The questionnaire was self-administered to the respondents and were collected at the spot with a return rate of 98.4%. Data analysis was done using frequency tables and pie chart. Findings from the study showed that a good percentage (~5%) had good knowledge of cord care and 91.7% actually practiced standard cord care. The hypothesis for the study was tested using Pearson s product moment of correlation coefficient (PPXICC) and the null hypothesis was rejected showing that there is a significant relationship between knowledge and practice of umbilical cord care among post-natal mothers in UB1H, Benin City, Edo State, from the findings of the study, the researcher recommends that education on umbilical cord care ‘should be incorporated into the health talk given during antenatal visits so as to increase the knowledge and practice of proper cord care.

Keywords: Knowledge, Practice, Umbilical cord care, Post-natal Mothers,

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