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HODDER PUBLISHER Manual Of Normal Neonatal Care (Hodder Arnold Publication) 1996 Edition by N. R. C. ROBERTON
This handy book 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' 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. Introduction Definition and statistics The effect of maternal illness, addiction or therapy on the baby Resuscitation of the newborn Care of the normal baby in the delivery suite Routine postnatal ward care Examination of the newborn Neonatal biochemical screening Infant feeding Criteria for admission into neonatal care units Care of small babies on a postnatal ward The normal preterm infant The normal small-for-dates baby Twins Big babies Infants of diabetic mothers Infection Jaundice on the postnatal wards Common problems in the well neonate Serious illness presenting on a postnatal ward Malformations Duration of stay Index