A Manual of Neonatal Intensive Care. 6th Edition

The sixth edition of this successful and well-regarded book is a useful ready-reference for the practicing pediatrician and nurse and gives invaluable guidance for trainees in pediatrics, neonatology, and neonatal nursing. It provides those working in neonatal intensive care units with precise instructions on the diagnosis and management of common neonatal problems; it has been extensively updated and revised, with emphasis on concision in the background physiology, key references, and explanatory diagrams.

5^th edition: Highly Commended, BMA Medical Book Awards 2014

Table of Contents

1. Epidemiology and Neonatal Outcomes

2. Organisation of Neonatal Care

3. Risk Management and Quality improvement

4. Family Integrated Care (FICare)

5. Infant and Family Centred Developmental Care

6. Palliative care and living with uncertainty

7. Maternal-fetal medicine for the neonatologist-

8. Genetics

9. Resuscitation and Stabilisation

10. Physical examination of the newborn

11. Congenital anomalies and common postnatal problems

12. Fluid and electrolyte balance

13. Enteral Nutrition

14. Parenteral Nutrition

15. Acute respiratory disorders affecting the newborn

16. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

17. Infections of the fetus and newborn

18. Neurological problems

19. Metabolic Disorders-Cristina Uria

20. Endocrine Disorders

21. Neonatal jaundice and liver disease

22. Gastroenterological and surgical problems

23. Cardiovascular problems-Kunal Babla

24. Neonatal Haematology

25. Renal Disorders and Urology

26. Eye disorders

27. Skin Disorders

28. Orthopaedic and Bone Disorders

29. Procedures and iatrogenic complications

30. Normal biochemical values in the newborn

31. Haematological values in the newborn

32. Normal CSF values in the newborn

Editor(s) Biography

Janet M Rennie, MA, MD, FRCP, FRCPCH, DCH, FRCOG, Honorary Consultant in Neonatal Medicine, University College London Hospitals; Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Neonatal Medicine, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Obstetric Hospital, University College London Hospitals, UK

Giles S Kendall, FRCPCH, PhD, Consultant in Neonatal Medicine and Honorary Associate Professor, Institute for Women's Health, University College London, UK