Admission Criteria for Follow-Up Clinic Infants with:

1. Birth weight less than or equal to 1500 grams

2. Seizures occurring in the first 28 days of life

3. Ventilated for 48 hours or more

4. Meningitis in the first 28 days of life

5. Apgar score of ≤ 3 for ≥ 5 minutes plus cord blood pH < 7.0 and base deficit > 16mmol/L

• In the event there is no documented cord blood gas at delivery, babies will be followed solely for Apgar score ≤ 3 for ≥ 5 minutes

6. Intraventricular hemorrhage, grade 3 or greater

7. Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL)

8. Complex surgery

• Cardiac

• Thoracic

• GI

• GU

9. Received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

10. Antenatal substance misuse, documented by one of the following:

• Positive maternal history

• Positive neonatal urine toxic screen

• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) score of > 8 (average) on 3 occasions (for more info click here)

11. Specific physician request

Criteria revised 18 March 2005, by Medical Advisory Committee of: Dr. Poh Gin Kwa, Dr. Geoffrey Downton and Dr. Sandra Luscombe