Authors
Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Wanda Denise Barfield, Lu-Ann Papile, Jill E Baley, William Benitz, James Cummings, Waldemar A Carlo, Praveen Kumar, Richard A Polin, Rosemarie C Tan, Kasper S Wang, Kristi L Watterberg
Publication date
2012/9/1
Journal
Pediatrics
Volume
130
Issue
3
Pages
587-597
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics
Description
Provision of risk-appropriate care for newborn infants and mothers was first proposed in 1976. This updated policy statement provides a review of data supporting evidence for a tiered provision of care and reaffirms the need for uniform, nationally applicable definitions and consistent standards of service for public health to improve neonatal outcomes. Facilities that provide hospital care for newborn infants should be classified on the basis of functional capabilities, and these facilities should be organized within a regionalized system of perinatal care.
Scholar articles
Committee on Fetus and Newborn, WD Barfield… - Pediatrics, 2012