The revised and updated second edition covers practical approaches to caring for healthy and high-risk infants. Available for purchase at https://www.aap.org/neonatalogy-for-primary-care-2nd-edition-paperback/
Chapter 39: Discharge Planning for the High-Risk Newborn Requiring Intensive Care
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Published:January 2020
Christina M. Long, DO, Kathryn Scharbach, MD, MS, Deborah E. Campbell, MD, FAAP, 2020. "Discharge Planning for the High-Risk Newborn Requiring Intensive Care", Neonatology for Primary Care, Deborah E. Campbell, MD, FAAP
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One of the most important aspects of caring for a preterm or sick infant is the preparation for the infant’s discharge from the hospital. The most medically complex infants have often spent weeks or months in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and require a broad array of medical and other services for their transitional health care, including primary pediatric care, subspecialty follow-up, home or public health nursing care, early intervention services, extensive care coordination, and family support.
Comprehensive discharge planning is as important as the medical care that the infant received in the NICU; it requires a team approach...
