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.
Neonatal conditions are the leading cause of human capital loss in estimates of the global burden of disease.
Regular and systematic follow-up facilitates rehabilitation and appropriate treatment, promotes the maximum development of potential, and the possibility of achieving significant improvements in the quality of life of the child and their family.
In the Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Follow-up of At-Risk Newborns, the Pan American Health Organization provides recommendations and organizes good practices for its implementation.
