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Problems of the Newborn and Infant

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Term infants who appear well at delivery and have clear amniotic fluid and good respiratory effort as well as muscle tone may receive routine newborn care. This includes providing warmth, clearing of the airway if needed, drying and stimulating of the infant, and ongoing assessment of the infant’s color as they transition to extrauterine life. These babies may remain with their mothers during and after this time [1].

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester, 777 S. Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY, 14620, USA

    Scott G. Hartman

  2. Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA

    Alice Taylor

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  4. Department of Family Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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Hartman, S.G., Taylor, A. (2017). Problems of the Newborn and Infant. In: Paulman, P., Taylor, R., Paulman, A., Nasir, L. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04414-9_17

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