The Term Newborn: Delivery Room Triage and Transitions of Care

Tina A Leone; Wanda J Abreu

doi:10.1016/j.clp.2021.05.001

The Term Newborn: Delivery Room Triage and Transitions of Care

Clin Perinatol. 2021 Aug;48(3):431-445. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2021.05.001.

Authors

Tina A Leone¹, Wanda J Abreu²

Affiliations

¹ Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 622 West 168th Street, PH 17-302, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 622 West 168th Street, VC-402A, New York, NY 10032, USA.

PMID: 34353574
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2021.05.001

Abstract

Term newborn infants without significant medical problems usually transition from fetal to newborn life without medical assistance. Infants requiring therapy often need care in a neonatal intensive care unit as opposed to a well-baby unit. Infants with unclear physiologic status or disease that may require therapies in the immediate newborn period may benefit from a period of observation with close monitoring before admission to a well-baby unit. Whenever possible, providing care for a newborn infant in an area that provides care for the newborn and mother together in the same room facilitates adaptation to normal breastfeeding and family bonding.

Keywords: Delivery room; Levels of care; Newborn; Term; Triage.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Delivery Rooms*
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Pregnancy
Triage*