Any complications that arises during the first twenty-eight days of life, babies are referred to a pediatrician and then a decision has to be made if the newborn has to be admitted into Neonatal Intensive Care or have treatment at home. Trouble breathing, neonatal jaundice or other medical conditions will require constant monitoring; neonates are more fragile and can worsen without a warning. Sometimes an accident at home will cause the newborn to be readmitted to the hospital, and would require more care that before.
Neonates come from a Latin word meaning ‘new born’; it defines an infant for the first twenty-eight days of being born. Babies born healthy with a normal birth weight will be under the care of the mother, neonatal nurses will the mother to care for the baby until they leave the hospital. New mothers and fathers are also taught how to bathe, feed and birth the baby during this time. If there are no complications, mother and infant will be able to return home after a week or so. (more…)