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- Title
Facilitating discharge from hospital of the healthy term infant.
- Authors
Lemyre, Brigitte; Jefferies, Ann L; O'Flaherty, Pat
- Abstract
This statement provides guidance for health care providers to ensure the safe discharge of healthy term infants who are born in hospital and who are ≥37 weeks' gestational age. Hospital care for mothers and infants should be family-centred, with healthy mothers and infants remaining together and going home at the same time. The specific length of stay for newborn infants depends on the health of their mother, infant health and stability, the mother's ability to care for her infant, support at home, and access to follow-up care. Many mother–infant dyads are ready to go home 24 h after birth. Parent or guardian education and assessment of discharge readiness are important components of discharge planning. Each infant must have an appropriate discharge plan, including identification of the infant's primary health care provider and assessment by a health care provider 24 h to 72 h after discharge.
- Subjects
CHILD health services; FAMILY medicine; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; INFANT care; PATIENT discharge instructions; CHILDREN; DISCHARGE planning; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Paediatrics & Child Health (1205-7088), 2018, Vol 23, Issue 8, p515
- ISSN
1205-7088
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/pch/pxy127