Infancy: Newborn Visit
2017. "Infancy: Newborn Visit", Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, Joseph F. Hagan, Jr, MD, FAAP, Judith S. Shaw, EdD, MPH, RN, FAAP, Paula M. Duncan, MD, FAAP
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Tremendous excitement accompanies the birth of a baby, but new parents also often feel overwhelmed and fatigued. During the typically short postpartum hospital stay, mothers are recovering from the birth, working to establish exclusive breastfeeding, and getting to know their newborns. At the same time, they are navigating visits from elated family and friends and dealing with frequent interruptions from hospital personnel. During this time, the mother needs to be able to focus on establishing breastfeeding and attaching to and caring for her newborn and herself while she recovers from the delivery.
The number of visits in the immediate newborn...