GUIDELINE REVIEW
Routine postnatal care given to all babies
Correspondence to:
For correspondence:
Dr J H Baumer
Department of Paediatrics, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8DH, UK; harry.baumer@phnt.swest.nhs.uk
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In 2004 there were over 600 000 live births in England and Wales. Most babies were healthy, without any significant medical problems and were born to healthy mothers.
In July 2006 the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published a clinical guideline on the care that should be delivered to all healthy mothers and babies.1 Developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care, it covers the expected care given to all mothers and their babies up to around 6–8 weeks after birth. The guideline development group of 14 people included a community paediatrician, with an additional co-opted neonatologist to advise on neonatal examination and other aspects of infant health. Although its scope does not cover management of identified problems, guidance is given on the treatment of common breastfeeding problems such as mastitis.
It stresses the importance of developing an individualised postnatal care plan with each woman, ideally
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