Neonatal and Newborn Care Resources

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  • Certification and Core Review for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing- 5th Ed.
    Developed by AWHONN, AACN and NANN, this resource prepares you for your neonatal critical care nursing certification examination through hundreds of high-quality study questions and realistic test simulation.
  • Core Curriculum for Maternal and Newborn Nursing- 5th Ed.
    The Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing, 5th Edition provides the most up-to-date, accurate information available on today’s maternal-newborn nursing practice. Its concise outline format covers concepts of reproduction, fetal development, normal pregnancy, intrapartum and postpartum periods, the normal newborn, complications in the mother and newborn, and ethical issues.
  • Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, 6th Edition
    The 6th edition includes evidence-based best practices in caring for preterm infants, medications and antepartum-intrapartum complications.
  • Perinatal Nursing – 5th Edition
    This updated, evidence-based edition is a valuable resource for perinatal nurses practicing in all levels of maternal care, mother-baby units, newborn care, and for those nurses studying for certification examinations.
  • Compendium of Postpartum Care, 3rd Edition 
    The compendium addresses the physical, developmental, emotional, and psychosocial needs of mothers, newborns, and families from birth through the first postpartum visit.
  • Compendium of Postpartum Care, 3rd Edition Downloadable
    Updated in April of 2020, The Compendium of Postpartum Care is a revised reference book that provides comprehensive, evidence-based information and guidelines for postpartum care and mother-baby nurses.
  • Neonatal Nursing: Clinical Competencies and Education Guide- 7th Ed. Download
    Everything nursing educators need to develop education content and establish outcome competencies for the neonatal nurses who care for neonates born at any gestation, whether healthy or experiencing medical/congenital conditions. This guide outlines the curriculum for the neonatal nurse and delineates the clinical skills or performance competencies necessary to perform the role. Essential for neonatal nurses responsible for competency validation, continuing education, and training. The seventh edition reflects changes in perinatal practice.
  • Assessment and Care of the Late Preterm Infant- 2nd Ed.
    The purpose of this Guideline is to enhance knowledge of the risks of late preterm birth and the unique needs of the late preterm neonate in order to facilitate timely assessment and intervention.
  • Neonatal Skin Care Evidence-Based Guideline- 4th Ed.
    Newborn skin care practices have the potential to impact skin for many years. This revised guideline is targeted to obstetric, postpartum, and neonatal nurses, and other healthcare providers caring for newborns in various settings. New recommendations based on current research focus on appropriate skin care practices for term and preterm newborns. Expanded topics include bathing, atopic dermatitis and emollients, management of diaper dermatitis, intravenous extravasation, parent education, and product selection considerations.
  • The Use of Human Milk During Parent Newborn Separation, EBG
    This Guideline provides evidence-based clinical practice recommendations to support lactation for those parents who choose to provide human milk to their newborns and who are separated during the initial birth hospitalization.
  • Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Research and Implications for Nursing Care
    The publication of this practice monograph was supported by an educational grant from Pampers.The monograph is provided as an open access document and may be downloaded for free.
  • Download Free Parent Handouts and Resources: These resources were developed to help support parents in recognizing the needs of their late preterm baby.developed to help support parents in recognizing the needs of their late preterm baby.
    • Crib Card
    • Warning Signs for Your Late Preterm Baby Handout
    • Your Late Preterm Baby and What You Need to Know Handout
  • Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk
    AWHONN maintains that breastfeeding and the provision of expressed human milk are critical components to ensure the health and well-being of newborns, young children, and childbearing women. If a mother’s own milk is not available, pasteurized donor human milk is the preferred substitute and should be offered when available and medically appropriate before supplementation with infant formula.
  • Neonatal Orientation and Education Program, Fourth Edition (NOEP)
    NOEP is a comprehensive, educational program that is highly effective in providing evidence-based, clinical education to neonatal nurses.  NOEP helps to mitigate neonatal risk, increase staff efficiency, and promote optimal neonatal outcomes while saving your healthcare system time and money.  With NOEP, your facility can establish consistent provision of high-quality care for high-risk and vulnerable newborns.
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