Guideline · Position statement or standards
Neonatal Transitional Care - A Framework for Practice
- Families and professional practice
- Family-integrated care
- Medical
- Nursing
- Postnatal and transitional care
- Transitional care
This guideline is from 2017, more than five years ago. Check whether a newer version exists and which version your unit follows.
Summary
This BAPM Framework for Practice sets out how Neonatal Transitional Care (NTC) should be provided in the UK, supporting resident mothers as primary care providers for babies whose needs exceed normal newborn care but who do not require neonatal unit admission. It applies to small and late preterm babies and to babies transitioning home after a neonatal unit stay. Key themes include keeping mothers and babies together, preventing avoidable neonatal unit admissions, and supporting families towards discharge. It was developed following consultation with midwifery, nursing, obstetric, neonatal medical staff and parent organisations.
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