Sentences with phrase «infants after hospital discharge»

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The authors describe how 90 % of mothers initiate breastfeeding at birth, yet very quickly after hospital discharge these rates fall and neither exclusive breastfeeding, nor duration, come close to the WHO / UNICEF infant feeding recommendations.

«the early, prolonged, and continuous skin - to - skin contact between the mother (or substitute) and her low birth weight infant, both in hospital and after early discharge, until at least the 40th week of postnatal gestation age, with ideally exclusive breastfeeding and proper follow - up» (Cattaneo, Davanzo, Uxa 1998).

In previous studies of full - term infants, ascertainment of morbidity status occurred after discharge from the hospital, increasing the potential for confounding related to the home environment, parental socioeconomic status, parental smoking, and differential access to health care.

Antenatal admission to hospital; induction or augmentation of labour; perineal status after birth; blood loss after birth; gestational ages and birthweights of the infants; breastfeeding at hospital discharge, 6 weeks and 6 months postnatally; and perinatal and maternal mortality, Hospital cost by mode of birth (cost of birth perhospital; induction or augmentation of labour; perineal status after birth; blood loss after birth; gestational ages and birthweights of the infants; breastfeeding at hospital discharge, 6 weeks and 6 months postnatally; and perinatal and maternal mortality, Hospital cost by mode of birth (cost of birth perhospital discharge, 6 weeks and 6 months postnatally; and perinatal and maternal mortality, Hospital cost by mode of birth (cost of birth perHospital cost by mode of birth (cost of birth per woman).

The study authors provided data from multiples for infant morbidity (jaundice, infant feeding difficulty, weight loss, dehydration, illness not related to jaundice / feeding, ER visit, and hospitalisation) at two weeks after discharge, and two months after discharge, and measures ofmaternal satisfaction (amount of information on feeding your baby, clarity of information on feeding your baby, amount of help with feeding your baby, and total satisfaction with care), assessed in hospital, two weeks after discharge, and two months after discharge.

The evidence in this book will be particularly helpful in demonstrating to maternity hospital or maternity unit administrators how implementing the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding will help in decreasing the need for staff and equipment in a well - baby nursery; in increasing bedside care for postnatal women to educate them in the safe care of their infants after discharge from hospital, therefore decreasing the re-admission of neonates to hospital; in lessening admission of small vulnerable formula - fed infants to their pediatric unit with preventable infections; and in decreasing staff absenteeism to care for their ill formula - fed infants.

Antenatal admission to hospital; induction or augmentation of labour; perineal status after birth; blood loss after birth; GAs and birthweights of the infants; breastfeeding at hospital discharge, 6 weeks and 6 months postnatally; and perinatal and maternal mortality, hospital cost by mode of birth (cost of birth per woman)

One study did not specify the frequency of contact; it was delivered as often as the researcher was available while the infant was in hospital, then monthly after discharge (Junior 2007).

After the infant was discharged from the hospital, contact was by telephone unless the mother chose to come to the hospital to meet with the peer counselor.

Data were obtained from the infant's medical records while the infant was hospitalized and by maternal recall by telephone after hospital discharge.

In its 2012 policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that «All breastfeeding newborn infants should be seen by a pediatrician at three to five days of age, which is within 48 to 72 hours after discharge from the hospital.»

The task force supports the recommendations of the AAP Committee on Fetus and Newborn, which state that hospitalized preterm infants should be placed in the supine position for sleep by 32 weeks» postmenstrual age to allow them to become accustomed to sleeping in that position before hospital discharge.103 Unfortunately, preterm and very low birth weight infants continue to be more likely to be placed prone for sleep after hospital discharge.104, 105 Preterm infants are placed prone initially to improve respiratory mechanics106, 107; although respiratory parameters are no different in the supine or prone positions in preterm infants who are close to discharge, 108 both infants and their caregivers likely become accustomed to using the prone position, which makes it more difficult to change.

¶ Physical contact = home visit, hospital postpartum follow - up visit; active reaching out = follow - up phone call to patient after discharge; referrals = hospital phone number to call, hospital - based support group, other breastfeeding support group, lactation consultant / specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, outpatient clinic.

Results showed both preterm and term infants had suboptimal rates of supine sleep positioning after hospital discharge.

Dr. Hwang and her colleagues analyzed data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) to compare the prevalence of supine sleep positioning after hospital discharge for preterm and term infants.

The adjusted risk of death before hospital discharge and the risk of death at seven and 30 days after invasive infection were similar between infants with invasive MSSA infection and invasive MRSA infection, the results indicate.

In our current intervention trial with high - risk parents and low birth weight premature infants, testing the effects of another version of the COPE program, home visits have resulted in a substantially higher subject retention rate and collection of long - term follow - up data up to 2 years after hospital discharge.