Neonatal Care: A Compendium of AAP Clinical Practice Guidelines and Policies (AAP Policy)

Front Matter
Delivery/Discharge
	Hospital Discharge of the High-Risk Neonate
	Hospital Stay for Healthy Term Newborn Infants
	Providing Care for Infants Born at Home
	Safe Transportation of Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants at Hospital Discharge
	Umbilical Cord Care in the Newborn Infant
Newborn Screening
	Newborn Screening Expands: Recommendations for Pediatricians and Medical Homes—Implications for the System
	Newborn Screening for Biliary Atresia
	Routine Neuroimaging of the Preterm Brain
	Screening Examination of Premature Infants for Retinopathy of Prematurity
High-Risk Newborn/Prematurity
	Antenatal Counseling Regarding Resuscitation and Intensive Care Before 25 Weeks of Gestation
	Apnea of Prematurity
	Donor Human Milk for the High-Risk Infant: Preparation, Safety, and Usage Options in the United States
	Noninitiation or Withdrawal of Intensive Care for High-Risk Newborns
	Promoting Human Milk and Breastfeeding for the Very Low Birth Weight Infant
	Updates on an At-Risk Population: Late-Preterm and Early-Term Infants
	Use of Probiotics in Preterm Infants
Respiratory Support
	The Apgar Score
	Noninvasive Respiratory Support
	Oxygen Targeting in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
	Postnatal Corticosteroids to Preventor Treat Chronic Lung Disease Following Preterm Birth
	Respiratory Support in Preterm Infants at Birth
	Surfactant Replacement Therapy for Preterm and Term Neonates With Respiratory Distress
	Use of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Preterm Infants
Infections/Vaccinations
	Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B: Providing the First Vaccine Dose Within 24 Hours of Birth
	Guidance on Management of Asymptomatic Neonates Born to Women With Active Genital Herpes Lesions
	Management of Infants at Risk for Group B Streptococcal Disease
	Management of Neonates Born at ≥35 0/7 Weeks’ Gestation With Suspectedor Proven Early-Onset Bacterial Sepsis
	Management of Neonates Born at ≤34 6/7 Weeks’ Gestation With Suspected or Proven Early-Onset Bacterial Sepsis
	Strategies for Prevention of Health Care–Associated Infections in the NICU
Complications/Issues
	Assessment and Management of Inguinal Hernia in Infants
	Clinical Practice Guideline Revision: Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks of Gestation
	Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Preterm Infants
	Hypothermia and Neonatal Encephalopathy
	Neonatal Drug Withdrawal
	Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome
	Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants
	Phototherapy to Prevent Severe Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks of Gestation
	Clinical Report—Postnatal Glucose Homeostasis in Late-Preterm and Term Infants
	Clinical Report—Premedication for Nonemergency Endotracheal Intubation in the Neonate
	Prevention and Management of Procedural Pain in the Neonate: An Update
	Recognition and Management of Cardiovascular Insufficiency in the Very Low Birth Weight Newborn
	Risks of Infectious Diseases in Newborns Exposed to Alternative Perinatal Practices
Safe Sleep
	Safe Sleep and Skin-to-Skin Care in the Neonatal Period for Healthy Term Newborns
	Skin-to-Skin Care for Term and Preterm Infants in the Neonatal ICU
	Transition to a Safe Home Sleep Environment for the NICU Patient
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome/Infant Death
	Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2022 Recommendations for Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep Environment
	Standard Terminology for Fetal, Infant, and Perinatal Deaths
Other Related Policies
	Age Terminology During the Perinatal Period
	Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (Formerly ApparentLife-Threatening Events) and Evaluation of Lower-Risk Infants
	Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (Formerly Apparent Life-Threatening Events) and Evaluation of Lower-Risk Infants: Executive Summary
	Disaster Preparedness in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
	Levels of Neonatal Care
	Neonatal Provider Workforce
	Optimizing Resources in Children’s Surgical Care: An Update on the American College of Surgeons’ Verification Program
	Vitamin K and the Newborn Infant
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