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For infants that have concerning features on history or physical, and are thus categorized as high-risk, further evaluation is warranted. This will vary greatly depending on the infants symptoms, but may include, urinalysis, complete blood count, imaging with chest x-ray, and laboratory screening for ingestion of medications or poisons.
Newborn screening programs initially used screening criteria based largely on criteria established by JMG Wilson and F. Jungner in 1968. [6] Although not specifically about newborn population screening programs, their publication, Principles and practice of screening for disease proposed ten criteria that screening programs should meet before being used as a public health measure.
Provide care for infants who are feeding and growing stronger or convalescing after intensive care; Provide mechanical ventilation for a brief duration (<24 h) or continuous positive airway pressure; Stabilize infants born before 32-week gestation and weighing less than 1500 g until transfer to a neonatal intensive-care facility
[4] [5] For these reasons, a test used in a screening program, especially for a disease with low incidence, must have good sensitivity in addition to acceptable specificity. [6] Several types of screening exist: universal screening involves screening of all individuals in a certain category (for example, all children of a certain age).
[10] 1477 preterm infants born at <26 weeks gestation completed an 18-month neurodevelopmental follow-up assessment including the Receptive and Expressive Language Subscales of the BSID-III. [10] Abnormal feeding behaviors were reported in 193 (13%) of these infants at 18–22 months. [10]
The technique and intervention is the recommended evidence-based care for LBW infants by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2003. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the 2003 WHO Kangaroo Mother Care practical guide, [ 1 ] KMC is defined as a "powerful, easy-to-use method to promote the health and well-being of infants born preterm as well as full-term ...
Up to 10% of infants are born requiring assistance to begin breathing. After assistance, many of these infants begin to breath on their own and are healthy. Breathing problems at birth is a high priority emergency and interventions such as breathing support and resuscitation is sometimes required. [3]
Maternal health is the health of people during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.In most cases, maternal health encompasses the health care dimensions of family planning, preconception, prenatal, and postnatal care in order to ensure a positive and fulfilling experience.