Care of the preterm or low-birth-weight infant
The care of a baby born early or small, from birth through the first two years. It includes skin-to-skin care with a parent, feeding with the mother's own milk, breathing support when it is needed, keeping the baby warm, and support for the family in hospital and after going home.
- Care topic
- In this atlas
Overview
Technical summary
WHO scope (2022): infants born before 37 weeks or weighing under 2.5 kg, in any health-care facility or community setting, from birth to 24 months of age. The WHO guideline has 25 recommendations and one good practice statement in three groups: preventive and promotive care, care for complications, and family involvement and support. The atlas records the WHO immediate KMC recommendation (A.1b) on the immediate KMC page; records for the other recommendations are not yet written.
Scope
Care of preterm (under 37 weeks) or low-birth-weight (under 2.5 kg) infants from birth to 24 months of age, covering preventive and promotive care, care for complications, and family involvement and support
- Life stages
- newborn
- infant follow-up
- Care setting
- Not reported
Claims and evidence
No claims are published for this care topic yet.
Record details
- Record id
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