For moderately preterm infants, extending the caffeine treatment often used for apnea of prematurity for 28 days after discharge did not help them get home from the hospital sooner, the MoCHA ...

Most children born very preterm (< 32 weeks of gestation) required hospitalisation after neonatal discharge and before 2 years of age. Longer hospital stay was associated with lower gestational age ...

Obviously every attempt to employ early and effective discharge planning strategies to prepare families for the transition to home is a goal in the NICU. Using the AAP guidelines as a standard for ...

Your healthcare team will discharge your baby only after they meet key readiness criteria. Typically, a premature baby is ready to go home when they can: Breathe independently without oxygen support ...