If you do not have a family physician, we provide assessment of your "orphan" newborn within a week or so of discharge after birth. This assessment ensures that your baby is feeding and growing well, has a normal examination, and that you are adjusting well as a parent. Most "orphan" infants are healthy, and are discharged to follow-up with our local health unit and medical clinic facilities until they are able to find a family doctor for ongoing primary care.
However sometimes follow-up appointments are necessary for "orphan" infants who have ongoing medical problems at the first appointment. These infants will continue to receive care based on the findings from their first visit, until those issues have resolved.
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