Care of the Newborn: A Handbook for Primary Care

Summary:
This handbook is a comprehensive, concise, and accessible guide to the care of
newborn infants, both healthy and ill. It provides the essential core of
practical knowledge that paediatricians, family practitioners, residents,
neonatal nurse practitioners, and medical students need to deliver optimal care
to all neonates.

The book can be easily read during a one-month neonatal rotation and used for
quick reference. Normal newborn care, neonatal disease processes, and neonatal
procedures are discussed and illustrated in a straightforward manner. The
appendix provides a newborn formulary. The book also includes a chapter on
caring for the family mourning a perinatal loss.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Care of the normal newborn and family 1
2 Resuscitation 6
3 Physical examination of the newborn 23
4 Assessment of gestational age 35
5 Thermoregulation 43
6 Infant nutrition 47
7 Common metabolic problems : hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, and hypocalcemia 55
8 Jaundice 60
9 Nonsurgical causes of respiratory distress 73
10 Surgically correctable causes of respiratory distress 93
11 Oxygen : use and monitoring 108
12 Apnea 125
13 Infectious diseases 131
14 Congenital heart disease in the neonate 148
15 Fluid and electrolyte management 165
16 Neonatal neurology 173
17 Necrotizing enterocolitis 182
18 Abdominal surgical emergencies 188
19 Hematologic disorders 197
20 Stabilization and preparation of the infant for transport 207
21 Caring for the family mourning a perinatal death 213
App Newborn : formulary 219