Originally authored by Dr. Gordon B. Avery, a founding father of the specialty, this respected neonatology reference is internationally acknowledged as the defining source on the pathophysiology and management of both preterm and full-term neonates.
Front Cover.
Other Frontmatter.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contributors.
Foreword.
Preface.
Preface to the First Edition.
Contents.
General Considerations.
1: The Scope and Organization of Neonatology: North American and Global Comparisons.
2: Newborn Intensive Care Unit Design: Scientific and Practical Considerations.
3: Organization of Care and Quality in the NICU.
4: The Vulnerable Neonate and the Neonatal Intensive Care Environment.
5: Neonatal Transport.
6: Radiologic Imaging of the Neonate.
7: Telehealth in Neonatology.
8: Current Moral Priorities and Decision Making in Neonatal–Perinatal Medicine.
9: Law, Regulation, Quality Assurance, and Risk Management.
The Fetal Patient.
10: Prenatal Diagnosis and Management in the Molecular Age—Indications, Procedures, and Laboratory Techniques.
11: Fetomaternal Interactions: Placental Physiology, the In Utero Environment, and Fetal Determinants of Adult Disease.
12: Fetal Imaging: Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
13: The Impact of Maternal Illness on the Neonate.
14: Maternal Drugs and the Developing Fetus.
15: Obstetric Anesthesia and Analgesia: Effects on the Fetus and Newborn.
Transition and Stabilization.
16: Cardiorespiratory Adjustments at Birth.
17: Delivery Room Management.
18: Physical Assessment and Classification.
19: Fluid and Electrolyte Management.
20: Nutrition.
21: Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
22: The Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infant.
23: Intrauterine Growth Restriction and the Small for Gestational Age Infant.
24: Multiple Gestations.
The Newborn Infant.
25: Control of Breathing: Maturation and Associated Clinical Disorders.
26: Acute Respiratory Disorders.
27: Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
28: Principles of Management of Respiratory Problems.
29: Hemodynamics.
30: Cardiac Disease.
31: Preoperative and Postoperative Care of the Infant with Critical Congenital Heart Disease.
