Basic care for a full-term newborn in the delivery room and the scope of activities in the postpartum ward. Updated recommendations, 2024

Abstract

The article presents modern approaches to providing care to a full-term newborn in the maternity ward and the bulk of activities necessary for the child after the maternity ward.

Keywords: full-term newborn; basic care

Funding. The study had no sponsor support.

Conflict of interest. The author declares no conflict of interest.

For citation: Timofeeva L.A., Karavaeva A.L., Makieva M.I., Zubkov V.V., Ryumina I.I., Baibarina E.N., Degtyarev D.N. Basic care for a full-term newborn in the delivery room and the scope of activities in the postpartum ward. Updated recommendations, 2024. Neonatologiya: novosti, mneniya, obuchenie [Neonatology: News, Opinions, Training]. 2024; 12 (2): 73–81. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33029/2308-2402-2024-12-2-73-81 (in Russian)

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CHIEF EDITOR
CHIEF EDITOR
Degtyarev Dmitriy Nikolaevich
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director for Scientific Research of the V.I. Kulakov Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology National Medical Research Center of Ministry of Healthсаre of the Russian Federation, Head of the Chair of Neonatology at the Clinical Institute of Children's Health named after N.F. Filatov, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Russian Society of Neonatologists, Moscow, Russian Federation

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