title: [Criteria for hospital discharge of the healthy term newborn after delivery].
abstract: Criteria for newborn hospital discharge have to include physiological stability and family competence to provide newborn care at home. In this document, the Committee of Standards of the Spanish Society of Neonatology reviews the minimum criteria to be met before hospital discharge of a term newborn infant. We include a review of hospital discharge criteria for the late preterm infants, as these infants are often not hospitalised and remain with their mother after birth. A shortened hospital stay (less than 48h after delivery) for healthy term newborns can be considered, but it is not appropriate for every mother and newborn. Newborn infants discharged before 48h of age, should be examined within 3-4 days of life.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, España. Electronic address: sriteg@salud.aragon.es.
authors.forename: Segundo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rite Gracia
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, España.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pérez Muñuzuri
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Ester
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sanz López
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Santa Lucía, Cartagena, Murcia, España.
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Leante Castellanos
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, España.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Benavente Fernández
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: César W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Ruiz Campillo
authors.affiliation: Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo, Toledo, España.
authors.forename: M Dolores
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Sánchez Redondo
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez Luna
mesh_terms: D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Alta; Alta neonatal precoz; Discharge; Early neonatal discharge; Newborn; Recién nacido