Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Low
The following signs should be assessed during each postnatal care contact and the newborn should be referred for further evaluation if any of the signs is present: stopped feeding well, history of convulsions, fast breathing (breathing rate ≥60 per minute), severe chest in-drawing, no spontaneous movement, fever (temperature ≥37.5 °C), low body temperature (temperature <35.5 °C), any jaundice in first 24 hours of life, or yellow palms and soles at any age. The family should be encouraged to seek health care early if they identify any of the above danger signs in-between postnatal care visits
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This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience.