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Australia

• Centre for Clinical Effectiveness, Monash Medical Centre
  • Observations for normal term neonates [2000]

• Women & Newborn Health Service - Western Australia
  • Neonatology Clinical Care Unit [Collection of guidelines]

Canada

• British Columbia Perinatal Health Program
  • Neonatal Thermoregulation [2003]

• Canadian Paediatric Society
  • Fetus and Newborn [Collection of guidelines]
  • Enhanced roles for health professionals in newborn care [2000]

International

• Cochrane Library
  • Umbilical artery catheters in the newborn: effects of position of the catheter tip [2009]
  • Umbilical artery catheters in the newborn: effects of heparin [2009]
  • Umbilical artery catheters in the newborn: effects of catheter materials [2009]
  • Umbilical artery catheters in the newborn: effects of catheter design (end vs side hole) [2009]
  • Transfer of preterm infants from incubator to open cot at lower versus higher body weight [2009]
  • Servo-control for maintaining abdominal skin temperature at 36C in low birth weight infants [2009]
  • Replacement of estrogens and progestins to prevent morbidity and mortality in preterm infants [2009]
  • Radiant warmers versus incubators for regulating body temperature in newborn infants [2009]
  • Multiple versus single lumen umbilical venous catheters for newborn infants [2009]
  • Massage for promoting growth and development of preterm and/or low birth-weight infants [2009]
  • Late versus early surgical correction for congenital diaphragmatic hernia in newborn infants [2009]
  • Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birthweight babies [2009]
  • Interventions for treatment of neonatal hyperglycemia in very low birth weight infants [2009]
  • Interventions for prevention of neonatal hyperglycemia in very low birth weight infants [2009]
  • Interventions for non-oliguric hyperkalaemia in preterm neonates [2009]
  • Heparin for prolonging peripheral intravenous catheter use in neonates [2009]
  • Gowning by attendants and visitors in newborn nurseries for prevention of neonatal morbidity and mortality [2009]
  • Early volume expansion versus inotrope for prevention of morbidity and mortality in very preterm infants [2009]
  • Early volume expansion for prevention of morbidity and mortality in very preterm infants [2009]
  • Developmental care for promoting development and preventing morbidity in preterm infants [2009]
  • Cot-nursing versus incubator care for preterm infants [2009]
  • Continuous infusion versus intermittent flushing to prevent loss of function of peripheral intravenous catheters used for drug administration in newborn infants [2009]
  • Clinical decision support systems for neonatal care [2009]
  • Base administration or fluid bolus for preventing morbidity and mortality in preterm infants with metabolic acidosis [2009]
  • Audio recordings of consultations with doctors for parents of critically sick babies [2009]
  • Albumin infusion for low serum albumin in preterm newborn infants [2009]

• United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF
  • Low Birthweight: Country, Regional and Global Estimates [2004]

New Zealand

• Auckland District Health Board
  • Newborn Clinical Guidelines [Collection of guidelines]
  • Down Syndrome [2007]
  • Prevention of Hypothermia in Infants <30 weeks Gestation [2005]
  • Ankyloglossia - Tongue Tie [2005]

South Africa

• Newborn Care Manual - Perinatal Education Programme
  • Newborn Care Manual [2005]

United Kingdom

• British Association of Perinatal Medicine
  • BAPM Publications [Collection of guidelines]

• Department of Health
  • Toolkit for high quality neonatal services [2009]

• Health Technology Assessment
  • Routine examination of the newborn: the EMREN study. Evaluation of an extension of the midwife role including a randomised controlled trial of appropriately trained midwives and paediatric senior house officers [2004]

• NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
  • Routine Examination of the Newborn [2008]

United States of America

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Criteria for Determining Disability in Infants and Children: Low Birth Weight [2003]

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  • The Apgar Score [2009]
  • Safe Transportation of Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants at Hospital Discharge [2009]
  • Safe Transportation of Newborns at Hospital Discharge [2009]
  • Advanced Practice in Neonatal Nursing [2009]
  • Hospital Discharge of the High-Risk Neonate--Proposed Guidelines [2008]
  • "Late-Preterm" Infants: A Population at Risk [2007]
  • Levels of Neonatal Care [2004]
  • Hospital Stay for Healthy Term Newborns [2004]

• American College of Radiology
  • Vomiting in Infants up to 3 Months of Age [2008]

• National Guideline Clearinghouse
  • Guidelines for hospital discharge of the breastfeeding term newborn and mother: "Going home protocol". Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine [2007]

• NICU-Web - University of Washington
  • NICU-Web, University of Washington [Collection of guidelines]

• RAND
  • Is Patient Volume a Useful Quality Measure for Very Low Birthweight Infants? [2004]

• University of Michigan Evidence-Based Pediatrics
  • A Single Postnatal Ultrasound is Not Sufficient to Evaluate Prenatal Hydronephrosis [1998]

WHO

• WHO Reproductive Health Library
  • Radiant warmers versus incubators for regulating body temperature in newborn infants [2009]
  • Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants [2007]

• World Health Organization
  • Neonate/newborn/infant [Collection of guidelines]
  • Home visits for the newborn child : a strategy to improve survival : WHO/UNICEF joint statement [2009]
  • Managing newborn problems: A guide for doctors, nurses and midwives [2003]

Articles in journals

• American Family Physician
  • Newborn Skin: Part II. Birthmarks [2008]
  • Newborn Skin: Part I. Common Rashes [2008]
  • Outpatient Care of the Premature Infant [2007]
  • Discharge Procedures for Healthy Newborns [2006]
  • The Newborn Foot [2004]
  • The Newborn Examination: Part II. Emergencies and Common Abnormalities Involving the Abdomen, Pelvis, Extremities, Genitalia, and Spine [2002]
  • The Newborn Examination: Part I. Emergencies and Common Abnormalities Involving the Skin, Head, Neck, Chest, and Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems [2002]
  • Common Issues in the Care of Sick Neonates [2002]
  • Bilious Vomiting in the Newborn: Rapid Diagnosis of Intestinal Obstruction [2000]

• Archives of Disease in Childhood
  • Establishing neonatal networks: the reality [2007]
  • Neonatal disease severity scoring systems [2005]
  • Evidence of selection bias in preterm survival studies: a systematic review [2001]
  • UK neonatal intensive care services in 1996 [1999]

• Australian Family Physician
  • Stabilising the newborn for transfer - Basic principles [2008]

• BMC Pediatrics
  • The impact of national and international guidelines on newborn care in the nurseries of Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Italy [2005]
  • A new growth chart for preterm babies: Babson and Benda's chart updated with recent data and a new format [2003]

• British Medical Journal
  • Supporting parents in the neonatal unit [2004]
  • Care in the early newborn period [2004]
  • Care of the newborn in the delivery room [1999]

• Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • Monitoring Low Birth Weight: An Evaluation of International Estimates and an Updated Estimation Procedure [2005]

• Cadernos de Saúde Pública
  • Guidelines for Discharge Planning [1998]

• Clinical Chemistry
  • Therapeutic drug monitoring principles in the neonate [1997]
  • Assessing fluid and electrolyte status in the newborn [1997]

• Indian Pediatrics
  • The Challenge of Neonatal Mortality in India [2004]
  • Early Discharge of Normal Term Neonates: Continued Dilemma [2001]
  • Evaluation of the WHO/UNICEF algorithm for integrated management of childhood illness between the ages of one week to two months [2000]

• International Journal of Epidemiology
  • Estimating the causes of 4 million neonatal deaths in the year 2000 [2006]

• Journal of Nippon Medical School
  • Fetal and neonatal thermoregulation [2005]

• Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
  • Neonatal diabetes mellitus: a disease linked to multiple mechanisms [2007]

• Pediatrics
  • Neonatal Renal Vein Thrombosis: Review of the English-Language Literature Between 1992 and 2006 [2007]
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux: A Critical Review of Its Role in Preterm Infants [2004]
  • Using Organizational Assessment Surveys for Improvement in Neonatal Intensive Care [2003]
  • Using Economic Information in a Quality Improvement Collaborative [2003]
  • NIC/Q 2000: Establishing Habits for Improvement in Neonatal Intensive Care Units [2003]
  • Implementing Potentially Better Practices for Multidisciplinary Team Building: Creating a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Culture of Collaboration [2003]
  • Implementing Potentially Better Practices for Improving Family-Centered Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Successes and Challenges [2003]
  • Evaluation, Development, and Implementation of Potentially Better Practices in Neonatal Intensive Care Nutrition [2003]
  • Evaluation and Development of Potentially Better Practices for Improving Family-Centered Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units [2003]
  • Development of Potentially Better Practices for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as a Culture of Collaboration: Communication, Accountability, Respect, and Empowerment [2003]

• RadioGraphics
  • US of Renal Insufficiency in Neonates [2002]

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