Dr. Abuzahra wants his nursery presentations to include the following:
- Mention only facts that are important or significant.
- Name of baby
- Number of hours of birth
- Gestational age,
- Type of delivery
- Don’t mention maternal age and gravida-para unless pertinent
- Significant labs: Mention only pertinent labs e.g. GBS positive (with adequate treatment or not), O positive and DAT neg/positive. No need to say GBS negative or other blood types for mom that are not significant.
- E.g. 37-week female born via NSVD to a multiparous female….
- APGAR: Mention if worrisome.
- If LGA or SGA mention
- Complications during delivery, mention them.
- Length ROM: Mention only if > 18 hours.
- Pertinent family hx
- Pertinent maternal history e.g. mum with methadone use, mum with lupus etc.
- P.E. : unremarkable / no pertinent findings
- Bili and risk of phototherapy (high, moderate, and low risk), should be mentioned.
- Weight change if you have access to it.
- Are they okay going home?
- Don’t mention pediatrician. Get it but don’t mention it in the presentation.