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Home Phototherapy for Newborn Jaundice
Author(s) -
Ellis Judith
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
birth
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.233
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1523-536X
pISSN - 0730-7659
DOI - 10.1111/j.1523-536x.1985.tb00803.x
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , jaundice , nursing , nursing homes , agency (philosophy) , pediatrics , family medicine , surgery , philosophy , epistemology
Home phototherapy programs for otherwise healthy term newborns are becoming popular because they do not necessitate the separation of the newborn from the family and are less costly than the same care delivered in hospital. Home phototherapy may operate under the auspices of a hospital or affiliated home health care agency, a private pediatric practice, or an independent nurse practice. Important elements of all programs include mechanisms for referral, criteria for selection of families, and monitoring the use of the bililights and the baby's progress during home visits by nurses. Programs we surveyed have been well received by parents. Caregivers report few problems or complications.