Learning Outcomes

When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

• Explain why preterm or low birth weight babies need special care, and list the common complications they may develop.
• Classify preterm and low birth weight babies on the basis of gestational age and birth weight, and in each case identify the appropriate management strategy
• Describe how you would counsel the mother on feeding a preterm or low birth weight baby.
• Describe how to protect preterm and low birth weight babies from hypothermia, including counselling the mother and other family members on Kangaroo Mother Care.