At the end of the course the student must have acquired knowledge about the newborn physiological to be able to expertly deliver neonatal care, in the immediate post- partum, in the transitional period and during the first month of life.
Course Prerequisites
Have passed the Neonatology exam (MED 38) of the first semester
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons and exercise
Assessment Methods
Oral exam
Texts
Manual of Neonatology by Ettore Menghetti Book of the Society of Neonatology of the SIN Power Point presentation
Contents
- Organization of neonatal care - Adaptation of the newborn to extra-uterine life - Morphological characteristics of the healthy newborn - The care of the physiological newborn in the delivery room, in the transitional period and subsequent treatments - Diagnostic needs - The low birth weight newborn and the preterm newborn ° characteristics and care needs - The transfer of the pathological newborn - Discharge from hospital - Home care, outpatient check-ups and neonatal follow-up
