Neonatal Medicine

Introduction

Every baby gets...

After birth all babies should have the following:

  • Assessment at delivery (APGAR Score)
  • Vitamin K (offered but not mandatory)
  • First medical examination
  • Universal hearing screening
  • Newborn Blood spot screening (commonly referred to as the Guthrie Test)
  • Information is stored in a parent held record - the 'Red Book'.

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