What are the criteria for discharge of high-risk newborns hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit?
Given their social and biological risk factors, premature, small, or sick newborns must meet certain criteria for safe hospital discharge.
preterm birth
When it is not possible to avoid preterm birth, what practices performed before birth have been shown to improve the prognosis of premature newborns?
When it is not possible to avoid preterm birth, the most beneficial interventions are those that can increase the chances of survival and improve health outcomes for premature infants.
These interventions are provided to mothers shortly before or during delivery to prevent immediate or future health-related problems in the premature newborn, such as lung immaturity, susceptibility to infection, and neurological complications.