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Personnel in the NICU Follow-Up Clinic

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The staff in the high-risk neonatal infant follow-up clinic is critical to its success in caring for the children and their families. This chapter defines the personnel that are required, the training and expertise they need, and their roles in the clinic. Types of clinics and their settings are also discussed within the context of the types of evaluation and therapy that can be offered. Recommendations for optimal and minimum personnel will be specified.

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Abbreviations

HRIFU:

High-risk infant follow-up

NICU:

Neonatal intensive care unit

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  1. Cheryl Milford Consulting, Orange County, CA, USA

    Cheryl A. Milford

  2. National Perinatal Association, Lonedell, MO, USA

    Cheryl A. Milford

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  1. Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Howard Needelman

  2. Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Barbara J. Jackson

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Milford, C.A. (2018). Personnel in the NICU Follow-Up Clinic. In: Needelman, H., Jackson, B. (eds) Follow-Up for NICU Graduates. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73275-6_12

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