A Manual of Normal Neonatal Care (Hodder Arnold Publication) Book

The Second edition of this practical guide to the management of newborn babies both during delivery and in the postnatal ward has been extensively revised and updated in line with current practice. It includes new material on the vitamin K controversy; HIV and the management of the infant at high risk of infection; improved guidelines for the diagnosis, significance, and treatment of hypoglycaemia; and the handling of the well baby with unexpected findings on antenatal ultrasound. Not a single section in the book has been left untouched by rigorous updating aided by detailed specialist reviews. Important trends and growing problems in modern neonatal care, such as the increase in the number of home births, a greater knowledge of the effects of maternal infection, and the ongoing controversy regarding formula foods, are extensively covered. Designed as a companion volume to A Manual of Neonatal Intensive Care, 3rd Edition, this portable handbook provides up-to-date, comprehensive information on all aspects of normal neonatal care, together with the specific criteria which entail the newborn's admittance to the neonatal intensive care unit. Incorporating the most recent relevant references and new legislation amendments, this practical, concise volume will be a significant resource for obstetricians, paediatricians, neonatologists, maternity nurses, and midwives. This small book (produced now in a smaller, more portable format) is a practical guide to the management of newborn infants both in the delivery suite and in the postnatal ward. It forms a companion to A Manual of Neonatal Intensive Care 3E and provides comprehensive information on all aspects of normal neonatal care, together with the criteria by which babies should be admitted to neonatal intensive care units. No section of the book has been left untouched by rigorous updating, which has been aided by detailed specialist reviews. This revision reflects important trends, and growing problems, in modern neonatal care (such as the increase in the number of home births, a greater knowledge of the effects of maternal infection, and the continuing controversy regarding the pros and cons of formular feeds) and incorporates new legislation and the most recent relevant references.Read More