If some symptoms or danger signs appear, the newborn should be taken to the doctor.
For example, body temperature rising above 100 degrees or falling below 97 degrees, baby being unable or unwilling to breastfeed, heavy breathing, ribs falling inwards, lethargy, remaining still and not moving much , having seizures or suffering from jaundice.
In such a situation, the newborn should be taken to the doctor immediately.
Professor Dr Shaheen Akhtar, Department of Newborn, Child and Adolescent, Alok Hospital Limited, Mirpur, Dhaka.