title: A successful new primary health care provider in the newborn nursery.
abstract: The mothers' acceptance of the Child Health Associate ("CHA") as a qualified health professional and the documentation of CHA's clinical abilities to provide broad-based health care for normal infants attest to their capabilities to function as primary health care providers in a newborn nursery. In "low-risk" nursery settings, where other capable health professionals may not be available, the CHA can assume primary and direct responsibility for the care of the normal newborn infant.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002662:Child Health Services; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009725:Nurseries, Hospital; D010370:Pediatric Assistants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D000078329:Workforce