Matching the clinical privileges a practitioner requests to his or her demonstrated current competence is critical. To accomplish this goal, hospitals must develop and maintain a criteria-based privileging system that accurately defines the services currently offered by the facility and appropriately reflects the scope of services provided by each practitioner.

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Neonatal-perinatal medicine is the subspecialty of pediatrics that involves the diagnosis and treatment of high-risk newborns. Neonatologists, the practitioners of neonatal-perinata medicine, are trained to identify high-risk pregnancies and are familiar with the methods used to evaluate fetal well-being and maturation. They are also knowledgeable about the factors that may compromise the fetus during the intrapartum period and can recognize the signs of fetal distress.