High-Risk Newborn Care PDF
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This document discusses high-risk newborns, classifying them by birth weight and gestational age, such as very low birth weight (VLBW). It emphasizes the increased chance of morbidity or mortality for these infants due to conditions beyond typical birth adjustments.
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HIGH RISK NEWBORN & FAMILY The high-risk neonate is a newborn, regardless of gestational age or birth weight, who has a greater- than-average chance of morbidity or mortality, usually because of conditions beyond the normal events related to birth and the adjustment to extrauterine life. ...
HIGH RISK NEWBORN & FAMILY The high-risk neonate is a newborn, regardless of gestational age or birth weight, who has a greater- than-average chance of morbidity or mortality, usually because of conditions beyond the normal events related to birth and the adjustment to extrauterine life. CLASSIFICATION OF HIGH-RISK INFANTS Low-birth- Large–for– weight (LBW) gestational age infant 90 persentil Classification According to Size Small-for-date (SFD) or Very low- small–for– birth-weight gestational age (VLBW) (SGA) infant infant
