Caring for Pregnant Women and Newborns with Hepatitis B or C - American Family Physician
Nov 15, 2010 - Family physicians encounter diagnostic and treatment issues when caring for pregnant women with hepatitis B or C and their newborns. When hepatitis B virus is perinatally acquired, an infant has approximately a 90 percent chance of becoming a chronic carrier and, when chronically ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/1115/p1225.html
Strategies for Breastfeeding Success - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2008 - Breastfeeding provides significant health benefits for infants and mothers. However, the United States continues to fall short of the breastfeeding goals set by the Healthy People 2010 initiative. The American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0715/p225.html
Discharge Procedures for Healthy Newborns - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2006 - Physicians should use a checklist to facilitate discussions with new parents before discharging their healthy newborn from the hospital. The checklist should include information on breastfeeding, warning signs of illness, and ways to keep the child healthy and safe. Physicians can ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0301/p849.html
Prevention of Group B Streptococcal Disease in the Newborn - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2005 - Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among newborns. Universal screening for GBS among women at 35 to 37 weeks of gestation is more effective than administration of intrapartum antibiotics based on risk factors. Lower vaginal and rectal cultures for ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0301/p903.html
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