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Problems of the Newborn and Infant

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Family-centered care offers diverse opportunities for reducing risk and improving the health of newborns and infants. Premarital, preconception, and prenatal visits allow assessment for genetic disorders, ensure healthy lifestyle changes (e.g., nutrition), provide preconception vitamins, manage chronic diseases such as diabetes, and intervene when prenatal disorders such as toxemia threaten. Optimal care requires preparation for emergencies (e.g., neonatal resuscitation, sepsis), management of common problems, timely referral for complicated conditions, and prevention through early identification of feeding, growth and developmental problems, and family violence. Full family involvement prepares each member for new roles, recruits participation in healthy habits, and maintains cohesiveness when problems arise.

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  1. Richard B. Lewan
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, 97201-3098, Portland, Oregon, USA

    Robert B. Taylor M.D. (Professor of Family Medicine) & Scott A. Fields M.D. (Professor and Vice Chairman) (Professor of Family Medicine) &  (Professor and Vice Chairman)

  2. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 53226-0509, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Alan K. David M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  3. Department of Family Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, 39216-4500, Jackson, Mississippi, USA

    D. Melessa Phillips M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  4. College of Medicine, Florida State University College of Medicine, 32306-4300, Tallahassee, Florida, USA

    Joseph E. Scherger M.D., M.P.H. (Dean) (Dean)

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Lewan, R.B., Wood, C.R., Ambuel, B. (2003). Problems of the Newborn and Infant. In: Taylor, R.B., David, A.K., Fields, S.A., Phillips, D.M., Scherger, J.E. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21744-4_17

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