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The material provides the foundation for the essential care of every newborn: immediate care at birth, resuscitation when needed, breast milk feeding, thermal care, prevention of infection, recognition and response to danger signs.
- Preterm and Low Birth Weight
Regularly updating guidelines for the care of preterm and...
- Newborn Infections
Neonatal infections result in over 550 000 neonatal deaths...
- Perinatal Asphyxia
WHO’s work includes: monitoring and data; guidelines;...
- Congenital Conditions
WHO is working on global estimates of congenital conditions,...
- MoNITOR
In 2015, the World Health Organization launched Mother and...
- Who Recommendations on Newborn Health: Guidelines Approved by The Who Guidelines
The objective of this document is to make available WHO...
- Read More
This is a consolidated guideline of new and existing...
- Newborn Care
This Pocket Guide is based on the Pregnancy, Child Birth,...
- Preterm and Low Birth Weight
2 maj 2017 · The objective of this document is to make available WHO recommendations on newborn health in one easy-to-access document for WHO staff, policy-makers, programme managers, and health professionals. The compilation can also help better define gaps to prioritize guideline updates.
30 mar 2022 · This is a consolidated guideline of new and existing recommendations on routine postnatal care for women and newborns receiving facility- or community-based postnatal care in any resource setting.
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This Pocket Guide is based on the Pregnancy, Child Birth, Postpartum and Newborn Care (PCPNC) Manual (2006), which in turn was based on guidelines developed and fi eld tested by international experts from many countries including the Philippines, under the guidance of WHO.
This is a consolidated guideline of new and existing recommendations on routine postnatal care for women and newborns receiving facility- or community-based postnatal care in any resource setting.
16 mar 2023 · Routine newborn care – Infants born at home should receive all the procedures and ongoing evaluations that are routinely administered at birthing centers, including (see 'Newborn nursery care' above): • Eye care prophylaxis to prevent gonococcal conjunctivitis (see 'Eye care' above) • Vitamin K prophylaxis (see 'Vitamin K' above)
