1st ed. 2019 edition
by Shahirose Sadrudin Premji (Editor)
This volume analyses the distinct care needs of late preterm infants
and their parents by reflecting on the best available evidence to inform
practice and latest innovations in care. It addresses the spectrum of
issues experienced by late preterm infants and their parents and ways to
ensure healthy transitions from hospital to community. We define late
preterm infants as those born between 340/7 to 366/7 7 weeks’ gestational age.
The
book uses creative writing prompts and a narrative style to gain
insight and be self-reflection in and on practice to move the reader to
embrace best practices. Issues such as mother’s physical and emotional
health, father’s burden in postpartum period, the work organization of
nurses caring for late preterm infants, feeding and jaundice which
threaten readmission, and neurodevelopmental outcomes of late preterm
infants are specifically addressed.
Areas of innovation
are shared for consideration to prompt readers to think about continuous
improvement in quality of care. The book shares local and global
perspectives to address the common concerns related to care of late
preterm infants and their parents, and fosters a partnership in
promoting health of late preterm infants and their parents all across
the globe. It is intended for any health care providers such as nurses,
midwives, physicians and other allied care professionals like health
visitors, community health workers.
