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Postpartum period
Care for newborns after birth
We will show you how to safely handle your baby, how to change their diaper, take their temperature, and care for their umbilical cord stump. In the days following the birth, we will help you bathe your baby. We will monitor your baby’s weight and jaundice daily. Every day, a neonatologist will visit to examine your baby and inform you about their condition and when they can be discharged from the maternity hospital.
Breastfeeding
Breast milk is the most ideal nutrition for your baby. It brings benefits both to the baby and to you. Our nurses and lactation consultants will teach you the correct breastfeeding technique, expressing, and breast care. If needed, they will also show you alternative feeding methods.
Newborn Screening
Screening examination is an active, nationwide, targeted search for certain diseases before symptoms appear in the child, allowing treatment to begin in time if possible. Parents may be present at all screening examinations. Which screening examinations are routinely performed for newborns during their stay in the maternity hospital?
- Screening for congenital cataract – using an ophthalmoscope, we briefly examine the newborn’s eyes; the examination is performed without dilating the pupils.
- Screening for congenital hearing loss (otoacoustic emission testing) – usually performed after the 2nd day of life. The examination takes a few minutes. A small probe is inserted into the baby’s ear canal, and a special device measures sound transmission. The procedure is painless. More information.
- Newborn laboratory screening for inherited metabolic disorders – between 48 and 72 hours of life, a small blood sample is taken from the heel. Currently, 21 congenital diseases are screened, including the newly recommended screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), and congenital vitamin B12 deficiency. www.novorozeneckyscreening.cz
- Screening for congenital hip dysplasia – clinical examination of the hips performed by a neonatologist.
- Screening for congenital narrowing (coarctation) of the aorta – by palpating the pulse in the femoral arteries.
- Screening for cleft palate – during the first examination after birth, the soft and hard palate of the newborn is checked by touch and sight. More information.