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Hospital Discharge of the High-Risk Neonate -

AAP Policy Statement - November 2008  

(Update of the 1998 Guidelines)    LINK

Immunization Guidelines

• Immunization of Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants
  American Academy of Pediatrics, 2003
  http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/pediatrics;112/1/193

Car Seats

• Child Health Note - Car Seats
  www.medicalhome.org/4Download/chn/chn_carseat.doc
• AAP "Safe Transportation of Premature and Low Birth Weight Infants"
  http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/pediatrics;123/5/1424
• What Every Premature Baby Needs to Know . Before Riding in the Car
  Fact Sheet, Safe Ride News Publication. Available for purchase.
  www.saferidenews.com/SRNDNN/CPSTsProfessionals/ProductLists/Preemie/tabid/145/Default.aspx

Vision

• Early NICU discharge of VLBW infants: a critical review and analysis.
  Seminars in Neonatology. 8:95-115, 2003. (See p. 108)
• Adult retinopathy of prematurity: outcomes of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments and retinal tears
  Ophthalmology. 2001 Sep;108(9):1647-53. Pubmed abstract
  www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&
  dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11535465
• Criteria for ROP Screening of Premature Infants and Follow-up
  AAP Policy Statement
  aappolicy.aappublications.org/
  cgi/reprint/pediatrics;108/3/809.pdf
• Screening Examination of Premature Infants for Retinopathy of Prematurity
  Pediatrics. 108(3):809-811, 2001.

Growth

Low birth weight infants (infants weighing 1500-2500 grams at birth) are included in the CDC reference population, so it is appropriate to use CDC growth charts with these infants.

For very low birth weight infants (infants weighing less than 1500 grams at birth), the use of growth charts from the Infant Health and Development Project (up to 36 months) or the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network centers (up to 3 or 4 months of age) is recommended.

• Growth Patterns of Children With Special Health Care Needs depts.washington.edu/growth/cshcn/text/page2c.htm