The Newborn Child

9th Revised Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-443-07159-1
Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 190 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 675 g

This is the ninth edition of a well-established, introductory text providing in-depth information on the care of the newborn, both normal and abnormal, full-term and pre-term, from minor to major abnormalities and illnesses. It provides an introduction to neonatology, concentrating on common conditions,for all health professionals concerned with care of the newborn. - The concise, readable text facilitates the comprehension of content.
- The content is firmly evidence-based to ensure best practices.
- Key points listed throughout the text assist in learning and comprehension.
- Color photos illustrate important clinical conditions.
- The text is now fully referenced to give recent evidence base
- Fully updated in line with recent guidelines e.g. resuscitation
- Recent developments in intensive care (particularly of preterm neonates) and pharmacology
- More about the care of normal babies, including the parents' perspective
- Increased emphasis on the nursing/midwifery aspects
- New material on neonatal encephalopathy; genetic disorders; social and psychological care of the family

Zielgruppe

Student and practising neonatal nurses and midwives, trainee paediatricians.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Johnston, Peter G B

Flood, Kristie

Spinks, Karen

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Pädiatrie, Neonatologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Maternal and Fetal Health2. Care of the Infant at Birth3. Physiology of the Neonate4. Examination of the Newborn and Detection of Abnormality5. Care of the Normal Infant6. Pre-term Infants7. Intensive Neonatal Care8. Birth Injury and Neurological Disorders9. Infections10. Hematological Problems and Jaundice11. Congenital Malformations and Genetic Disorders12. Helping the Parents13. Neonatal PharmacopeiaIndex