Safe transition to home: Preparing the near-term infant for discharge

In this review, I outline the physiologic mechanisms of increased risk for the late preterm infant born at 34 to 37 weeks gestation. A discharge education and checklist is provided as well as a handout for when to call your pediatric healthcare provider.

Authors: Britt Pados

Publication information: Newborn and Infant Nursing Review. 2007; 7(2): 106-113. doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2007.03.002

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