Neonatology/Newborn Issues - American Family Physician
Aug 15, 2019 - This collection features AFP content on neonatology and newborn issues and related topics, including breastfeeding, circumcision, jaundice, newborn examination, newborn resuscitation, newborn screening, premature infant care, postpartum counseling, and well-child visits. This collection...
- Breastfeeding
- Circumcision
- Examination of a Newborn
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
- General
- Heart Disease (Congenital) in Infants
- Hip Dysplasia (Congenital)
- Infections
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Jaundice
- Postpartum Counseling/First Well Child Visit
- Premature Infant/Outpatient Care of Former Premature Infant
- Respiratory Distress
- Resuscitation of a Newborn
- Screenings for Newborns
- Editorials and Letters
- Patient Education, Self-Care
- Other AFP Content
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Infantile Hemangioma: AAP Releases Guideline for Management - Practice Guidelines - ...
Aug 1, 2019 - Infantile hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors of childhood, occurring in up to approximately 5% of infants. These benign vascular tumors are small, self-resolving, and do not require treatment.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0801/p186.html
Laboratory-Based Prediction Model Can Rule Out Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile ...
Oct 1, 2019 - In febrile infants up to 60 days of age, the combination of a normal urinalysis result, an absolute neutrophil count of less than 4,090 per mL (4.1 × 109 per L), and a serum procalcitonin level of less than 1.71 ng per mL is accurate at ruling out serious bacterial infections.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1001/p440.html
Skin-to-Skin Contact for Improved Duration of Breastfeeding - FPIN's Help Desk Answers ...
Aug 1, 2019 - Skin-to-skin-contact in the immediate postnatal period should be recommended to all mothers because it is associated with a higher likelihood of exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge and for up to six months afterward (number needed to treat [NNT] = 5 to 8).
American Family Physician : FPIN's Help Desk Answers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0801/od2.html
Pulse Oximetry Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Defects in Newborns - Cochrane ...
Apr 1, 2019 - Pulse oximetry is an accurate screening test for critical congenital heart defects in newborns. Pulse oximetry is simple to use, widely available, and has moderate sensitivity (76.3%) and good specificity (99.9%). However, the prevalence of critical congenital heart defects is low, and ...
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0401/p421.html
Effect of Pacifier Use on Duration of Breastfeeding - Cochrane for Clinicians - ...
Mar 1, 2018 - In healthy, full-term, breastfeeding infants, there is moderate evidence that unrestricted pacifier use, started at birth or after lactation has been established, does not decrease the likelihood of continued exclusive or partial breastfeeding through four months of age.
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0301/p311.html
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