Newborn Care Curriculum: Newborn Medications

Care of the Newborn

longer and presents new material on a variety of topics such as ionic imbalances, glomerulonephritis, and the roles played by parathyroid hormone and angiotensin/ aldosterone. The references have been updated and in many cases expanded. The format, organization, and concise style of this paperback monograph combined with its well-chosen tables, figures, and light, electron, and immunofluorescen...

Care of the newborn.

Newborn Intensive Care Bibliography

Als, H., & Gilkerson, L. (1997). Th e role of relationship-based developmentally supportive newborn intensive care in strengthening outcomes of preterm infants. Seminars in Perinatology, 21(3), 178-189. Als, H., Lawhon, G., Duff y, F. H., McAnulty, G. B., Gibes-Grossman, R., & Blickman, J. G. (1994). Individualized developmental care for the very low birthweight preterm infant: Medical and neur...

Knowledge of mothers about post-discharge newborn care

Background and Purpose: Mothers’ knowledge of newborn care can significantly affect the neonatal morbidity and mortality. This study was conducted on parturient mothers to assess their knowledge about post-discharge newborn care. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 mothers who gave birth in Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Kashan, Iran, in 2015. A questionnaire was used...

Skin care for the newborn.

Skin of the newborn differs from that of an adult in several ways. It is more susceptible to trauma and infection and requires special care. Certain principles of skin care have to be emphasized to the mother or caregiver such as gentle cleansing, adequate hydration and moisturization of the skin, preventing friction and maceration in body folds, and protection from irritants and bright sunligh...