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Preventative Healthcare for the Newborn Baby
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 15 hours
  • Course by University of Colorado System
  • Offered by

About

In this course, you will learn some medical interventions and skills to keep newborns healthy in the days and weeks after they have been born. We’ll tell you about medicines like Vitamin K and erythromycin and how they can prevent serious illnesses. We’ll also introduce screening tests like hearing screening and newborn blood screening that help to make sure that babies are set up for success right from the start. But we will start off by talking about jaundice, looking at the simple ways to identify and treat this common presentation and prevent any harm to babies. A newborn baby is an amazing beautiful life filled with hope. There is so much that goes into making sure that babies are born healthy, and so much more to think about after they are born. Whether you are in the health care field, or even a parent, this course is the perfect educational opportunity for you to keep newborn babies healthy in the days and weeks after they are born!

Modules

Welcome to the Newborn Baby Care Specialization

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    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Welcome to the Newborn Baby Care Specialization

1 Readings

  • Get help and meet other learners in this course. Join your discussion forums!

Introduction to Preventative Healthcare for the Newborn Baby

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    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Introduction: Preventative Care for the Newborn baby

1 Readings

  • About Us: Your Instructors

Introduction: Jaundice

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Normal Bilirubin Metabolism
  • Causes of Jaundice

2 Readings

  • American Academy of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice Guideline
  • Healthy Children

Bilirubin

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Identifying Jaundice and Kernicterus
  • Measuring Bilirubin Levels

2 Readings

  • CDC Guidelines on Jaundice
  • CDC Facts about Jaundice and Kernicterus

Treatment

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Treating Hyperbilirubinemia to Prevent Kernicterus
  • Phototherapy Treatment

Jaundice Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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  • Jaundice Quiz

Introduction: Hearing Screening

    • 3 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Why Is Newborn Screening Important?
  • Degrees and Implications of Hearing Loss
  • Newborn Hearing Screening and Types of Hearing Screening

2 Readings

  • AAP Joint Committee on Infant Hearing
  • World Health Organization: Childhood Hearing Loss: Act Now, Here’s How

Recommendations and Treatment

    • 3 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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3 Videos

  • What Happens Next After a Newborn Hearing Screening?
  • Treatments for Hearing Loss
  • No Access to Newborn Hearing Screening

2 Readings

  • NCHAM Resource Guide for EHDI
  • NCHAM Newborn Hearing Screening

Hearing Screening Quiz

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1 Assignment

  • Hearing Screening Quiz

Introduction to Newborn Screening

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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  • Introduction to Newborn Screening

1 Readings

  • APHL Newborn Screening

Blood spot Screening

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Blood spot Screening
  • Hemoglobinopathies

1 Readings

  • AAP Newborn Screening and Hemoglobinopathies

Metabolic Diseases and Specific Diseases

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Metabolic Diseases

Process and Wrap-up of Blood Spot Screening

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1 Videos

  • Process and Wrap-up of Blood Spot Screening

Newborn Screening Quiz

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1 Assignment

  • Newborn Screening Quiz

Introduction: Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD)

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Description of Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD)

1 Readings

  • Critical congenital heart disease

Comparison of fetal and baby blood flow

    • 1 Videos
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  • Comparison of Fetal and Baby Blood Flow

Using Pulse Oximetry to Screen for CCHD

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Using Pulse Oximetry to Screen for CCHD

Congenital Heart Disease Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Congenital Heart Disease Quiz

Vitamin K

    • 2 Videos
    • 3 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Vitamin K
  • Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding (VKDB)

3 Readings

  • Vitamin K in Neonates: Facts and Myths
  • CDC Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding
  • CDC Vitamin K Shot Given at Birth

Hepatitis B

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Hepatitis B

2 Readings

  • AAP Recommendations on Hepatitis B
  • AAP Hepatitis B Dose Within 24 Hours of Birth

Erythromycin

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Erythromycin

2 Readings

  • CDC Conjunctivitis in Newborns
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)s & Pregnancy

Quiz: Vitamin K, Hepatitis B, and Erythromycin

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  • Vitamin K, VKDB, Hepatitis B, and Erythromycin

Auto Summary

"Preventative Healthcare for the Newborn Baby" is a foundational health and fitness course on Coursera, led by expert instructors. It covers essential medical interventions and skills to ensure newborn health, including Vitamin K, erythromycin, jaundice treatment, and vital screenings. Ideal for healthcare professionals and parents, this 900-minute course is available through Starter and Professional subscriptions. Perfect for those aiming to safeguard newborn well-being.

Daniel Nicklas
Instructors

Daniel Nicklas

Christine Gold
Instructors

Christine Gold

Mary Kohn, MD
Instructors

Mary Kohn, MD