Deborah E. Campbell, MD, 2016. "Follow-up Care of the Healthy Newborn", American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care, Thomas K. McInerny, MD, FAAP, Henry M. Adam, MD, FAAP, Deborah E. Campbell, MD, FAAP, Thomas G. DeWitt, MD, FAAP, Jane Meschan Foy, MD, FAAP, Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhD, FAAP, Rebecca Baum, MD, FAAP, Kelly J. Kelleher, MD, MPH, FAAP
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The timing of initial follow-up care of newborns after nursery discharge is based on several factors: the newborn’s gestational age and postnatal age at hospital discharge, whether the newborn is breastfeeding or formula feeding, the quality and efficiency of the newborn’s feeding abilities, and the presence of risk factors that predispose to complications or an increased risk for early hospital readmission.1 In a report by Jackson et al, 8% of indigent urban neonates monitored developed signs of illness in the early postnatal period. Of these, 31% developed symptoms after 24 hours of age, emphasizing the importance for early postdischarge...