Neonatal Medical Guidelines
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Disclaimer
All guidelines and protocols have been written for use within the Neonatal Services Division at the Royal Hospital for Women. These guidelines take into account the current best available evidence and recommended practices and are reviewed and changed as required. The electronic version is the only version which is in current use. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that the information contained with these webpages are accurate. No responsibility or liability is accepted if they are used or misused outside of the Neonatal Services Division at the Royal Hospital for Women.
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Medical
- Admission of a neonate to Newborn Care Centre - Refer RHW LOPs Admission, Transfer and Discharge Topic
- Admission of a neonate to Postnatal Services - Refer to RHW LOPs Admission, Transfer and Discharge Topic
- Antidepressants during pregnancy - neonatal observations and interventions - Refer to RHW LOPs Neonatal topic
- Antimicrobial guidelines - Newborn Care Centre
- Antisepsis in the Newborn Care Centre
- Blood product transfusion - Neonate
- Chest drain - Insertion and removal of Intercostal Catheter using Safe-T-Centesis
- Cooling therapy for HIE - Refer to Hypoxic-Ischaemic encephalopathy
- COVID-19 - Collection of upper respiratory swabs for testing for SARS-COV-2 testing in newborn infants
- COVID-19 : Management of symptomatic newborn infants
- C-MAC Video Laryngoscope Care and Maintenance
- CPAP - Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy
- Development Dysplasia of the Hip
- Enteral Nutrition - formula preparations in Newborn Care Centre
- Enteral Nutrition - human milk fortification - preparation
- Enteral Nutrition - preterm infants 1000g and under
- Enteral Nutrition - preterm infants 1001-1500g
- Enteral Nutrition - preterm infants 1501-1800g
- Enteral Nutrition - infants greater than 1800g
- Exchange Transfusion
- Extravasation and infiltration injuries prevention and management
- Gastrointestinal Aspirate Replacement
- Golden Hours Protocol - Management of Preterm Infants <32 weeks in the first 2 hours of life
- Group B Streptococcus in neonates - Refer to RHW LOPs Neonatal Topic
- Heart murmur
- Hepatitis B Positive mothers and their babies - Refer to RHW LOPS Antenatal Pregnancy Care Topic
- Hepatitis B vaccination in newborns - Refer to RHW LOPs Medications Topic
- Hepatitis C Positive Mothers and their Babies - Refer to RHW LOPs Antenatal Pregnancy Care Topic
- Hospital in the Home (HITH) - Service and Care Coordination
- High Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy in NICU
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Pregnancy (RHW & SCH) - refer to RHW LOPs Neonatal Topic
- Hypertension
- Hypoglycaemia in a Neonate - Refer to RHW LOPs Neonatal Topic
- Hypoxic Ischaemic encephalopathy-35 weeks and more
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy (iNO)
- Lumbar Puncture
- Lumbosacral Dimple
- Maternal hyperparathyroidism - neonatal care
- Meningomyelocele (SCHN Interim guidelines)
- Minimally invasive surfactant therapy (MIST)
- NAVA (Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist) Clinical Guidelines
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Management - Refer to RHW LOPs Neonatal Topic
- Neonatal abstinence from antidepressants during pregnancy - Refer to RHW LOPs Neonatal topic
- Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (NAIT)
- Neonatal Jaundice<32 weeks
- Neonatal Jaundice≥32 weeks Gestation : DOH Guideline GL2016-027
- Neonatal PACE - Management of the Deteriorating NEONATAL Patient - SESLHD policy PR/340
- Parenteral Nutrition in Neonates
- Pasteurised Donor Human Milk (PDHM) - Refer to DOH PD2018_043
- Phototherapy at home - Refer to RHW LOPs Postnatal Topic
- Preterm Infants – Delivery Management for Extremely Preterm Infants less than 26 Weeks Gestation
- Pulse Oximetry Screening of Newborns - Refer to RHW LOPs Neonatal Topic
- Rectal Washout in Newborn Care Centre
- Renal pyelectasis
- Renal Vein Thrombosis
- Resuscitation of the Neonate at Delivery - Refer to RHW LOPs Resuscitation Topic
- Retinopathy of Prematurity - Screening and Treatment
- Spina bifida - Refer to Meningomyelocele
- Subgaleal Haemorrhage - Refer to SESLHD policy PR/414 - Neonatal Observations Following Assisted Vaginal Birth
- Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - refer to RHW LOPS Death Topic
- Surgery at bedside-Perioperative guidelines
- Sydney Children's Hospital transfer or referral
- Tongue-tie (Ankyloglossia) - Refer to RHW LOPs Lactation/Infant Feeding Topic
- Transcutaneous bilirubinometer
- Transfusion of blood products - Neonate - Refer to blood product transfusion-Neonate
- TransWarmer
- Umbilical Catheterisation
- Urinary catheterisation
- Visiting Policy to Newborn Care Centre