Neonatal Discharge Counselling

Neonatal Discharge Counselling

This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Neonatal Discharge Counselling. It outlines several aspects of safe practices to review with parents, such as safe sleeping habits and child-proofing the home. It was created by Heather Halperin, a medical student at the University of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Cynthia Gunaratnam, a pediatrician at the University of Alberta.

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References

1. Carol Wang (2015). PedsCases Pediatric Injury Prevention Podcast. Retrieved from: https://www.pedscases.com/pediatric-injury-prevention
2. My Health Alberta. (2020). Learning About Discharge from NICU. Retrieved from: https://myhealth.alberta.ca/health/AfterCareInformation/pages/conditions...
3. Caring for Kids. (2016). Sleep for babies. Retrieved from: https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/safe_sleep_for_babies
4. Parachute. (2019). Around the House. Retrieved from: https://parachute.ca/en/injury-topic/home-safety/around-the-house/
5. Parachute. (2019). Bathtubs. Retrieved from: https://parachute.ca/en/injury-topic/drowning/bathtubs/
6. My Health Alberta. (2019) Preventing Falls. Retrieved from: https://myhealth.alberta.ca/health/pages/conditions.aspx?hwId=ue5136
7. Parachute. (2020). Car seats. Retrieved from: https://parachute.ca/en/injury-topic/car-seats/
8. Caring for Kids. (2017). Water safety for young children. Retrieved from: https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/water_safety
9. Caring for Kids. (2017). Winter safety: Advice for parents and kids. Retrieved from: https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/winter_safety

 

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The aproach is absulutally rational and professional.