Term: Neonatal Hospital Readmission

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2012-11-05

Definition:

A hospital readmission of a newborn that occurs more than one day after the discharge from the birth hospital stay and within 28 days of birth.

For a list of reasons and the corresponding ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CA codes used to define these reasons, please see Neonatal Hospital Readmission - Reasons in Appendix Table A.4 of Heman et al. (2012).

Related concepts 

• Maternal and Newborn Health Status Indicators

Related terms 

• Boarder Baby
• ICD-10-CA
• ICD-9-CM
• International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, with Canadian Enhancements (ICD-10-CA)
• International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, with Clinical Modifications (ICD-9-CM)
• Neonatal
• Newborn Readmission
• Readmission / Hospital Readmission

References 

• Heaman M, Kingston D, Helewa M, Brownell M, Derksen S, Bogdanovic B, McGowan K, Bailly A. Perinatal Services and Outcomes in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] (View)