Patronage of a newborn is a visit to the baby at home by medical workers in the first month of his life. Even in the hospital, they will ask you your actual address and send the data to the nearest clinic. And on the 1st, 2nd day after discharge from the hospital, you will be visited by a pediatrician or nurse. Home patronage is usually carried out three times. This is very convenient for the mother, since at home the necessary examination of the child will be carried out, recommendations for caring for the baby will be given, and also during it you can ask any interesting questions about the baby and about his condition.
Primary patronage of the newborn
It is better to prepare for the primary patronage of the newborn in advance and make a list of questions that concern you that you want to ask the doctor. During the visit, the nurse or pediatrician will perform the following manipulations:
- they will examine the umbilical wound and give recommendations on its treatment;
- feel the tummy;
- examine the baby's skin for diaper rash, giving advice on its care;
- they will be interested in whether the baby is on breastfeeding or artificial feeding ; they will tell you the rules of feeding;
- make a conclusion about the health of the baby;
- collect information on the course of pregnancy, childbirth, vaccinations in the hospital, hereditary family diseases, etc .;
- make a conclusion about the physical and psychological state of the mother;
- fill out a children's outpatient card ;
- examine the living conditions and their suitability for the baby to live;
- they will inform you of the address and telephone number of the nearest polyclinic, the reception hours of your local pediatrician and the day on which the babies are received.
During the examination of the baby, not all doctors tell their mother in detail about caring for the baby, so ask yourself all the questions persistently.
Secondary Patronage of the Newborn
The second visit of the doctor or nurse at home is carried out approximately on the 14th day of the baby's life. During it, the health worker will also examine the child. He will see how timely the umbilical wound has healed and the physiological jaundice has come down. The doctor will take an interest in breastfeeding and give advice on this. For this visit, also make a list of questions about caring for your baby (nails, ears, eyes, skin, treatment of diaper rash, bathing and washing, feeding, cleansing “milk crusts”, etc.). You can also ask about your health and ask for recommendations about this.
Third Patronage of the Newborn
The third visit of the medical worker to the house is carried out on approximately 21 days of life of the crumbs. During it, the pediatrician will examine the child, draw a conclusion about his health, and give useful recommendations and advice. He will also remind you that you must visit the clinic to examine the child when he is one month old. As during the first and second visit, do not forget to ask questions that concern you.
Patronage of newborns at home. Summarizing
Observation of the baby in the first month of his life at home is carried out three times for free, regardless of whether the parents have registration or not. However, in order to visit the clinic after a month, you need to make the child a
compulsory medical insurance policy and register it at the address of one of the parents.