Safe Transportation of Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants at Hospital Discharge

Safe Transportation of Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants at Hospital Discharge

Safe transportation of preterm and low birth weight infants requires special considerations. Both physiologic immaturity and low birth weight must be taken into account to properly position such infants. This clinical report provides guidelines for pediatricians and other caregivers who counsel pare...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2009-05, Vol.123 (5), p.1424-1429
Hauptverfasser: Bull, Marilyn J, Engle, William A, The Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention and Committee on Fetus and Newborn
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Babies
Biological and medical sciences
Birth weight
Birth weight, Low
Care and treatment
Child restraints
Child safety
Child safety seats
Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy
Equipment Design
Evaluation
General aspects
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Infant Equipment
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Low birth weight
Medical sciences
Pediatricians
Pediatrics
Posture
Practice
Practice guidelines (Medicine)
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
Safety
Safety and security measures
Transportation
Transportation of Patients
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Zusammenfassung:Safe transportation of preterm and low birth weight infants requires special considerations. Both physiologic immaturity and low birth weight must be taken into account to properly position such infants. This clinical report provides guidelines for pediatricians and other caregivers who counsel parents of preterm and low birth weight infants about car safety seats.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2009-0559