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 Diagnosis
Fetal Interventions
Optimizing Nutrition for the Preterm, Very Low-Birth-Weight Infant After Discharge From Neonatal Intensive Care
Newborn Immunizations and Immune Prophylaxis
Balancing Safe Sleep and Other Recommendations for Newborns
Vascular Anomalies
Endocrine Disorders Presenting in the Newborn Period
Shared Decision Making Around Home Technologies