November is recognized as National Prematurity Awareness Month, with World Prematurity Day being observed annually on November 17th to raise awareness about preterm birth. The incidence of preterm birth is increasing globally, with an estimated 15 million infants born preterm each year (more than 3 weeks early), as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO). Prematurity is the leading cause of mortality in children under the age of 5 worldwide.
Infants born prematurely require immediate and extensive medical care, presenting unforeseen challenges, both emotional and financial. Many survivors of preterm birth may experience lifelong disabilities, such as learning disabilities, visual impairments, and hearing problems.
Given the importance of this issue, this article highlights the clinical practice guidelines related to premature birth.
Premature Birth Guidelines
- Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography and Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- American Society of Echocardiography (ASECHO)
- Publication: January 31, 2024
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American Heart Association (AHA)
- Publication: November 16, 2023
- Parenteral Nutrition in Preterm Infants
- American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)
- Publication: August 22, 2023
- Care of the Preterm or Low-Birth-Weight Infant
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Publication: November 15, 2022
- Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks of Gestation
- AAP
- Publication: July 31, 2022
- Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
- Publication: March 03, 2022
- Glucose Monitoring and Treatment of Hypoglycemia in Term and Late Preterm Neonates
- Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM)
- Publication: May 15, 2021
- Enteral Nutrition in Preterm Infants
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)
- Publication: October 01, 2020
- Screening of Premature Infants for Retinopathy of Prematurity
- AAP
- Publication: November 30, 2018
- Management of Jaundice in the Breastfeeding Infant 35 Weeks or More of Gestation
- ABM
- Publication: September 14, 2017
- Breastfeeding the Late Preterm and Early Term Infants
- ABM
- Publication: January 01, 2016
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