# WHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low-birth-weight infant (2022)

Publication · id `maternal:pub-who-2022-preterm-lbw` · Maternal & Newborn Atlas · release `15708f235d73cd42` (public)

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## In plain language

WHO's 2022 guidance on caring for babies who are born early or small.

## Technical summary

WHO guideline, 2022. ISBN 978-92-4-005826-2 (electronic). Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

## Connected pages

- Issued by: World Health Organization (`maternal:who`)
- Cites the iKMC primary report (reference 39): iKMC primary results, NEJM 2021 (`maternal:pub-ikmc-nejm-2021`)

## Provenance

Content hash: 742e6f4d3c1a4111b4f6d0e946bc36e866f5a321203f2817b1bb495c44de8ce9
Last substantive edit: 2026-10-09
Evidence last checked: Not recorded