Guideline
Framework: Early Postnatal Care of the Moderate-Late Preterm Infant
BAPM2023published 30 Jan 2023
- Allied health
- Enteral feeding
- Family-integrated care
- Hypoglycaemia
- Jaundice and phototherapy
- Medical
- Metabolic, endocrine and renal
- Nursing
- Nutrition and gastrointestinal
- Postnatal and transitional care
- Thermoregulation
- Transitional care
Summary
A BAPM Framework for Practice supporting the management of babies born at 32+0 to 36+6 weeks of gestation who do not require medical intervention at birth. It applies to infants well enough to stay with their mothers for normal postnatal care or neonatal transitional care, or those requiring special care. Care of moderate-late preterm infants needing intensive care or with complex needs is outside its scope. It is intended to guide early postnatal care for this group across maternity and neonatal settings.
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