Week 1 general concepts - levels of care, self-care

Question 1

Describe the six victorian newborn service levels of care

Answer 1

Level 1
- care for well, uncomplicated, term neonates
- 37 weeks and 2500g

Level 2
- care for term, good weight neonates who are slightly unwell

Level 3
- Mild to mod unwell but still uncomplicated newborns
- 34 weeks and 2000g

Level 4
- mod unwell but still uncomplicated newborns
- 32 weeks and 1500g

Level 5
- mod unwell, complex or preterm newborns
- 31 weeks or 1250g

Level 6
- continuous life support and comprehensive MDT care
A
- extremely premature
- non surgical critical illness
B
- high risk, complex, critical conditions
- specialised services

Question 2

Describe strategies to practice self care in midwifery

Question 3

Maternal risk factors for admission to SCN

Answer 3

age <20 or >40
ATSI
Smoking
C/S
socioeconomically disadvantaged

Question 4

Neonatal risk factors for admission to SCN

Answer 4

prem
ATSI
low birthweight
prem