This document discusses high risk newborns and their assessment and management. It defines a high risk newborn as any neonate with a greater than average chance of morbidity or mortality within the first 28 days. It classifies newborns according to size, gestational age, and mortality risk. It describes how to assess newborns based on general appearance, skin, head, respiratory, cardiovascular, abdominal, genitourinary, and neuromuscular characteristics. It outlines methods for temperature regulation, nutrition/fluid maintenance, testing/procedures, intravenous lines/tubes, special equipment, and special care for high risk newborns. It also discusses follow up schedules after discharge.