Which finding could prevent early discharge of a newborn who is now 12 hours old?
a. Birth weight of 3000 g
b. One meconium stool since birth
c. Voided, clear, pale urine three times since birth
d. Infant breastfed once with some difficulty latching on and sucking and once with some success for about 5 minutes on each breast.
D
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A Birth weight of 3000 g is a normal infant finding and would not prevent early discharge.
B One meconium stool since birth is a normal infant finding and would not prevent early discharge.
C Voiding three times since birth is a normal infant finding and would not prevent early discharge.
D This finding indicates that the infant is having some difficulty with breastfeed-ing. The infant needs to complete at least two successful feedings (normal suck-ing and swallowing) before an early discharge.
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