Essential Neonatal Medicine provides a readily accessible and authoritative introduction to neonatal medicine for junior doctors and nurses written by internationally respected consultants in the UK and Australia. This new edition has been totally revised and updated with the latest management techniques, updates on ethical and legal challenges and also includes new approaches to care such as kangaroo care, nesting, massage and nursery design.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Fourth Edition. Preface to the First Edition. Acknowledgements. 1 Perinatal Epidemiology and Audit. 2 Fetal Physiology, Assessment of Fetal Wellbeing and Adaptation to Extrauterine Life. 3 Neonatal depression at birth and Resuscitation of the Newborn. 4 Examination of the Newborn. 5 Birth Injury. 6 Infant Feeding and Nutrition. 7 Infection. 8 The Low Birthweight Infant. 9 Thermoregulation. 10 Respiratory Disorders. 11 Respiratory Physiology, Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation. 12 Apnoea, Bradycardia and Upper Airway Obstruction. 13 Jaundice. 14 Congenital Anomalies: Malformations and Deformations. 15 Genetics and Genetic Disorders. 16 Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders. 17 Disorders of the Cardiovascular System. 18 Haematological Disorders. 19 Neurological Disorders. 20 The Special Senses: Hearing and Vision. 21 Congenital Postural Deformities and Abnormalities of the Extremities. 22 Renal Disorders in the Newborn. 23 Gastrointestinal Disorders. 24 Skin Disorders. 25 Multiple Births. 26 Organization of Perinatal Services and Neonatal Transport. 27 Discharge and Follow-up of High-risk Infants. 28 Parent-Infant Attachment and Support for Parents Experiencing Perinatal Loss. 29 Ethical Issues in the Treatment of Critically Ill Newborn Infants Decision Making in the Care of the Newborn Infant. 30 Procedures. Index.

About the Author

Malcolm Levene, MD, FRCP, FRCPCH, FMedSc, Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, Leeds General Infirmary, UK David Tudehope, AM, MB BS, FRACP, Director of Neonatology, Mater Misericordiae Mothers' Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia Sunil Sinha, MD PhD FRCP FRCPCH, Professor of Paediatrics & Neonatal Medicine, University of Durham & James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK

Reviews

"The clear and attractive style and layout make it easy to read." (Doody's Reviews, May 2009) REVIEWS OF 3RD EDITION: "Avid reading and enthusiastic reports as soon as this book arrived in our library bear testimony to its practical usefulness for students of basic and advanced midwifery." (Midwifery) "This compact, 344 page volume could and should go everywhere with every neonatal practitioner...Essentials of Neonatal Medicine is indeed an essential addition to all neonatal libraries as well as individuals!" (Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 2000) "For a book this size and cost, the scope of well-structured and clearly visual material is a major strength." (Luton & Dunstable Hospital Newsletter, June 2000) "This is an excellent book that covers many aspects of neonatal medicine, from examination of a newborn through to procedures including resuscitation and lumbar puncture." (Sphincter - Liverpool Medical Students' Society journal) "Clearly written with many tables and photographs, and a pharmacopoeia at the end. This is a useful text for trainees in pediatrics and neonatal nurses." (Journal of Endocrinology, vol.15, no.9)