For moderately preterm infants, extending the caffeine treatment often used for apnea of prematurity for 28 days after discharge did not help them get home from the hospital sooner, the MoCHA ...

A clinical trial of preterm infants with inguinal hernia found that performing repair after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) resulted in less adverse events than procedures prior ...

Obviously every attempt to employ early and effective discharge planning strategies to prepare families for the transition to home is a goal in the NICU. Using the AAP guidelines as a standard for ...

Your healthcare team will discharge your baby only after they meet key readiness criteria. Typically, a premature baby is ready to go home when they can: Breathe independently without oxygen support ...

Massaging fast or hard does not make babies strong — it only causes pain and potential injury,” paediatrician Dr Madhavi ...