Initial Evaluation Of The Normal NewBorn

For normal births, a pediatrician/neonatologist is not present at the delivery. Currently, most hospitals in urban settings will have a neonatologist on call to attend births when there is the likelihood of a complication, such as during preterm birth, multiple births, or another indication that someone be there to resuscitate and stabilize the infant. In most cases, the infant is born without problems, and the hospital staff notifies the pediatrician’s office of a birth in a routine manner. Hospital personnel call the office and leave a message, and the pediatrician appears at the nursery, usually within 12 hours after the birth, but certainly no longer than 24 hours. After arriving at the nursery, the pediatrician should first

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