Assessment of the newborn status during the first home nursing visit: what should the pediatrician know?

Abstract

The article details the pattern of a home nursing visit of a newborn. The authors advise when after birth the visit should take place and by whom, its purpose, the components of the newborn examination after discharge from maternity hospital, and recommendations for young parents.

Keywords

• home nursing visit
• examination
• congenital stridor
• respiratory and circulatory assessment
• anthropometry