Parent Education: Preparing for Home Discharge

Discharge Education Videos:

• Ask your nurse for the hospital code to gain access to the website.
• View Videos >>

Discharge Education:

• Journey to Home: Parent Education >>
• NICU Discharge Tree Chart (English) >>
• NICU Discharge Tree Chart (Spanish) >>

Safe Formula Preparation:

• View Link >>

Vitamins:

• Your baby may need to take Poly-Vi-Sol with iron at home. The Chester County Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy, located in the hospital lobby, has these vitamins for purchase. View Handout >>

Safe Sleep:

• ABC PA Safe Sleep Brochure >>
• CDC Helping Babies Sleep Safely >>
• AAP Safe Sleep Guidelines >>

Shaken Baby Brochure: 

• View Brochure >>

Transportation Safety Tips:

• Car Seat Safety >>
• Car Seat Cleaning >>
• Travel Safety Brochure >>

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS):

• Reducing Your Baby's Risk of SIDS and Accidental Suffocation >>
• American Academy of Pediatrics SIDS Policy Statement >>

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Emotional Support Resources

• Community Resources -- View our list of local and national Drug and Alcohol, Mental Health, Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking organizations.