Mokhachane, Mantoa2014-06-052014-06-052014-06-05http://hdl.handle.net10539/14728At the neonatal unit at Baragwanath Hospital, 22% of aM admissions weighed less than 1500g at birth at the time of the study. This group of babies are responsible for a formidable part of both the workload and' expenditure of any neonatal unit The earlier discharge of these babies offers significant advantages to both parents and the health service,enCan newborn infants safely be discharged at lower weights from hospital careThesis