Primary Care of the Newborn

Here's a comprehensive, pocket-sized resource for the care of full-term newborns. It provides guidance on well-baby development, monitoring the newborn, non-acute disease management, patient education, and more. Concise and convenient, this is the perfect reference for anyone who cares for babies in the first hours of life.

• Presents cutting-edge chapters on prenatal diagnosis, screening, and genetics.
• Speeds information gathering with extensive charts and tables, procedures, laboratory observations and other essential data collected in appendices.
• Expedites access to vital information with a bulleted outline format.

• Offers relevant tables on cultural and religious considerations affecting care of the newborn.

• Enhances favorite figures to make visual information easier access.

• Adds Fast Facts, Pearls and Pitfalls and expert opinions to give you authority in a flash.

  Zusammenfassung
  Presents a pocket-sized resource for the care of full-term newborns. This title provides guidance on well-baby development, monitoring the newborn, non-acute disease management, and patient education. It is suitable for those who cares for babies in the first hours of life.

  Inhalt

  1. Prenatal Visit

  2. High-Risk Pregnancy

  3. Prenatal Monitoring

  4. Neonatal Resuscitation

  5. Physical Examination of the Newborn

  6. Transitional Period: The First 6 Hours of Adaptation From Intrauterine to Extrauterine Life

  7. The Head

  8. Otolaryngology

  9. Ophthalmology

  10. Cardiology

  11. Pulmonary System

  12. Gastroenterology

  13. Genitourinary System

  14. The Nervous System

  15. Orthopedics

  16. Skin Care

  17. Hematology

  18. Birth Injuries

  19. Jaundice

  20. Infection

  21. In Utero Drug Exposure

  22. Inherited Metabolic Diseases

  23. Metabolism and Endocrinology

  24. Prenatal Diagnosis and Screening

  25. Breast-Feeding

  26. Childbirth Education, Parent-Infant Bonding, and Continuing Education

  27. Indications for Transfer to the Intensive Care Nursery

  28. Discharge Considerations and Process

  29. Adoption

  30. The Importance of Wasting No Time

  31. Cultural Considerations

  Appendices:

  Appendix A: Conversion Tables and Formulas

  Appendix B: Anthropometric Charts and Tables

  Appendix C: Laboratory Observations

  Appendix D: Procedures

  Appendix E: Breast Milk and Chemicals

  Appendix F: Composition of Nutritional Products

  Appendix G: Physical Observations

  Appendix H: Neonatal Pharmacology

  Appendix I: Newborn Nursery Policy Statements