Management of the sick young infant age up to 2 months - Participant manual

Overview

In this module you will learn to manage a sick young infant, defined as an infant aged up to 2 months. This includes the neonatal period, which is the first 4 weeks of life. The process is very similar to the one on managing the sick child age 2 months up to 5 years. All the steps are in the Chart Booklet, Management of the Sick Young Infant Age up to 2 Months:

Assess
Classify
Treat
Counsel the mother
Follow-up

Young infants have special characteristics that must be considered when assessing and classifying their illness. In the first few days of life, newborn infants are often sick from conditions related to pregnancy, labour and delivery or they may have trouble breathing due to immature lungs. These conditions include birth asphyxia, birth trauma, preterm birth and early-onset infections such as sepsis from premature rup