Showing posts with label newborn care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label newborn care. Show all posts

Thursday, 9 June 2016

Improving maternal confidence in neonatal care through a checklist intervention

"These results suggest that introduction of a simple checklist can be successfully utilised to improve confidence of mothers in being able to care for their newborn child. Further investigation is indicated, but this intervention has the potential for routine application in postnatal care."

Improving maternal confidence in neonatal care through a checklist intervention
D Radenkovic et al.
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2016;5: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u210655.w4292

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Wednesday, 25 September 2013

Quality of newborn care: adherence to guidelines for parenteral nutrition in preterm infants in four European countries

"The initiation of PN is frequently not compliant with current recommendations, with the main differences being observed during the first days of life."

Quality of newborn care: adherence to guidelines for parenteral nutrition in preterm infants in four European countries
A Lapillonne, VP Carnielli, ND Embleton, W Mihatsch
BMJ Open, 2013, 3:e003478

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