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Neonatal Care: A Compendium of AAP Clinical Practice Guidelines and Policies

By American Academy of Pediatrics
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This new compendium gives you a single place to look for the most recent and trustworthy recommendations on quality care of pregnant women and their newborn infants.

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  1. Page viii
    Foreword
  2. Page 1
    Section 1. Delivery/Discharge
    1. Page 3
      Hospital Discharge of the High-Risk Neonate
    2. Page 11
      Hospital Stay for Healthy Term Newborn Infants
    3. Page 17
      Immersion in Water During Labor and Delivery
    4. Page 21
      Planned Home Birth
    5. Page 27
      Safe Transportation of Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants at Hospital Discharge
    6. Page 33
      Umbilical Cord Care in the Newborn Infant
  3. Page 39
    Section 2. Newborn Screening
    1. Page 41
      Newborn Screening Expands: Recommendations for Pediatricians and Medical Homes—Implications for the System
    2. Page 67
      Newborn Screening for Biliary Atresia
  4. Page 75
    Section 3. High-Risk Newborn/Prematurity
    1. Page 77
      Antenatal Counseling Regarding Resuscitation and Intensive Care Before 25 Weeks of Gestation
    2. Page 85
      Apnea of Prematurity
    3. Page 93
      Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Preterm Infants
    4. Page 103
      Donor Human Milk for the High-Risk Infant: Preparation, Safety, and Usage Options in the United States
    5. Page 109
      “Late-Preterm” Infants: A Population at Risk
    6. Page 121
      Noninitiation or Withdrawal of Intensive Care for High-Risk Newborns
  5. Page 125
    Section 4. Respiratory Support
    1. Page 127
      The Apgar Score
    2. Page 131
      Noninvasive Respiratory Support
    3. Page 143
      Oxygen Targeting in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
    4. Page 153
      Postnatal Corticosteroids to Prevent or Treat Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
    5. Page 163
      Respiratory Support in Preterm Infants at Birth
    6. Page 167
      Surfactant Replacement Therapy for Preterm and Term Neonates With Respiratory Distress
    7. Page 175
      Use of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Preterm Infants
  6. Page 183
    Section 5. Infections/Vaccinations
    1. Page 185
      Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B: Providing the First Vaccine Dose Within 24 Hours of Birth
    2. Page 191
      Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Health Care—Associated Infections in the NICU
    3. Page 197
      Guidance on Management of Asymptomatic Neonates Born to Women With Active Genital Herpes Lesions
    4. Page 209
      Management of Neonates Born at ≥35 0/7 Weeks’ Gestation With Suspected or Proven Early-Onset Bacterial Sepsis
    5. Page 219
      Management of Neonates Born at ≥34 6/7 Weeks’ Gestation With Suspected or Proven Early-Onset Bacterial Sepsis
    6. Page 229
      Strategies for Prevention of Health Care–Associated Infections in the NICU
  7. Page 239
    Section 6. Complications/Issues
    1. Page 241
      Assessment and Management of Inguinal Hernia in Infants
    2. Page 247
      Hypothermia and Neonatal Encephalopathy
    3. Page 253
      Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks of Gestation
    4. Page 275
      Neonatal Drug Withdrawal
    5. Page 297
      Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants
    6. Page 303
      Phototherapy to Prevent Severe Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks of Gestation
    7. Page 311
      Postdischarge Follow-up of Infants With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
    8. Page 317
      Postnatal Glucose Homeostasis in Late–Preterm and Term Infants
    9. Page 323
      Premedication for Nonemergency Endotracheal Intubation in the Neonate
    10. Page 331
      Prevention and Management of Procedural Pain in the Neonate: An Update
  8. Page 345
    Section 7. Safe Sleep
    1. Page 347
      Safe Sleep and Skin-to-Skin Care in the Neonatal Period for Healthy Term Newborns
    2. Page 357
      Skin-to-Skin Care for Term and Preterm Infants in the Neonatal ICU
  9. Page 361
    Section 8. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome/Infant Death
    1. Page 363
      SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment
    2. Page 375
      SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Evidence Base for 2016 Updated Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment
    3. Page 409
      Standard Terminology for Fetal, Infant, and Perinatal Deaths
  10. Page 415
    Section 9. Other Related Policies
    1. Page 417
      Advanced Practice in Neonatal Nursing
    2. Page 419
      Age Terminology During the Perinatal Period
    3. Page 423
      Controversies Concerning Vitamin K and the Newborn
    4. Page 425
      Disaster Preparedness in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
    5. Page 437
      Levels of Neonatal Care
  11. Page 458
    Index

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