RT Book, Section
A1 Raab, Elisabeth L.
A1 Kelly, Lisa K.
A2 DeCherney, Alan H.
A2 Nathan, Lauren
A2 Laufer, Neri
A2 Roman, Ashley S.
SR Print(0)
ID 56965069
T1 Chapter 9. Normal Newborn Assessment & Care
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Obstetrics & Gynecology, 11e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163856-2
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56965069
RD 2024/10/06
AB A  full-term  newborn  is  a  baby  born  at  37  weeks'  or  more  gestation.  Term  newborns  are  evaluated  in  the  delivery  room  immediately  after  birth  to  assure  that  they  do  not  require  respiratory  or  circulatory  support,  have  no  birth-related  trauma  or  congenital  anomalies  requiring  immediate  intervention,  and  are  transitioning  as  expected  to  extrauterine  life.  Approximately  97%  of  newborns  are  healthy  and  require  only  routine  care  in  the  nursery  after  birth.  In  the  nursery,  newborns  receive  a  thorough  evaluation  to  determine  maturity,  evaluate  growth  and  development,  and  identify  those  with  signs  of  acute  illness  or  underlying  congenital  disease.