Neonatology for Primary Care

Description

The revised and updated second edition covers practical approaches to caring for healthy and high-risk newborns and infants. The book covers maternal and fetal health, care of the newborn after delivery, breastfeeding, follow-up care, common congenital anomalies, the newborn with a heart murmur or cyanosis, neurologic findings, primary care issues relating to newborns and infants requiring intensive care, and health and developmental outcomes. More than 40 chapters cover step-by-step guidance on what to do, when to admit, and when to refer. Recommendations and lists detailed references within each chapter. New in the second edition: 8 new chapters added including: Prenatal DiagnosisFetal InterventionsOptimizing Nutrition for the Preterm, Very Low-Birth-Weight Infant After Discharge From Neonatal Intensive CareNewborn Immunizations and Immune ProphylaxisBalancing Safe Sleep and Other Recommendations for NewbornsVascular AnomaliesEndocrine Disorders Presenting in the Newborn PeriodShared Decision Making Around Home Technologies   Preface Part 1: Perinatal Health 1. Perinatal Preventive Care: Fetal Assessment 2. Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Multiple Births, and Pregnancy Outcomes 3. Prenatal Diagnosis 4. Fetal Interventions 5. Maternal Depression Part 2: Routine Care Issues 6. Medicolegal Considerations in the Care of Newborns 7. Prenatal Pediatric Visit 8. Care of the Newborn After Delivery 9. Breastfeeding the Newborn 10. Optimizing Nutrition for the Preterm, Very Low-Birth-Weight Infant After Discharge From Neonatal Intensive Care 11. Newborn Immunizations and Immune Prophylaxis 12. Balancing Safe Sleep and Other Recommendations for Newborns 13. The Circumcision Decision 14. Care of the Late Preterm and Early Term Infant 15. Hospital Discharge of the Healthy Term and Late Preterm Infant 16. Follow-up Care of the Healthy Newborn Part 3: Assessment and Physical Examination of the Newborn 17. Maternal Medical History 18. Physical Examination of the Newborn 19. Neonatal Skin 20. Vascular Anomalies 21. Common Congenital Anomalies 22. Postnatal Assessment of Common Prenatal Sonographic Findings Part 4: Neonatal Medical Conditions 23. Abnormalities of Fetal Growth 24. Neonatal Jaundice 25. Respiratory Distress and Breathing Disorders in the Newborn 26. The Newborn With a Heart Murmur or Cyanosis 27. The Newborn at Risk of Infection 28. The Newborn With Hematologic Abnormalities 29. Prenatal Drug Use: Neonatal Effects and the Neonatal Withdrawal Syndrome 30. Transient Metabolic Disturbances in the Newborn 31. Specific Congenital Metabolic Diseases 32. Endocrine Disorders Manifesting in the Newborn Period 33. The Newborn With Neurologic Findings 34. Surgical Emergencies of the Chest and Abdomen in the Newborn Part 5: Perinatal Care: Caring for the High-Risk Infant 35. Assessment and Stabilization at Delivery 36. Identifying the Newborn Who Requires Specialized Care 37. Care of the Sick or Preterm Newborn Before Transport 38. Continuing Care of the Infant After Transfer From Neonatal Intensive Care 39. Discharge Planning for the High-Risk Newborn Requiring Intensive Care 40. Follow-up Care of the Graduate From Neonatal Intensive Care Part 6: Neonatal Outcomes 41. Health and Developmental Outcomes of Very Preterm and Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants 42. Health and Developmental Outcomes of Selected Medically Complex Neonates Part 7: Supporting Families During Perinatal Illness and Death 43. Shared Decision Making Around Home Technologies 44. Support for Families Whose Infant Is Sick or Dying Index