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