follow up

The Pan American Health Organization's Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Follow-up of Newborns at Risk recommend that the frequency of check-ups be, according to each aspect to be evaluated, as shown in the following table:

Beyond the age of 2, children at risk should continue to be monitored, at least until they enter school.

After discharge from neonatal care, specialized follow-up is recommended to maintain the care of at-risk newborns.

Based on their individual risk factors, specialized follow-up of babies helps maintain survival and allows for early detection, therapeutic management, and timely intervention of certain consequences associated with perinatal disorders that are not detected in the early stages.