Surgical Considerations and Postoperative Care of the Newborn Robert J. Touloukian Major advances in the care of the newborn have improved the survival and quality of life dramatically for babies…
Ethical Issues in Neonatology Alan R. Fleischman Scientific and technologic developments over the last several decades have made substantial advances in the care of neonates and have made it possible…
Follow-up of Infants Discharged from Newborn Intensive Care David T. Scott Jon E. Tyson Some of the first follow-up programs for premature infants were questionnaire surveys undertaken in Europe in…
Intrauterine Growth Restriction Joseph B. Warshaw Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), formerly referred to as intrauterine growth retardation, represents a final common pathway by which genetic and environmental influences result in…
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia William J. Cashore Jaundice is one of the most common conditions found in newborn infants, and the measurement of the serum bilirubin concentration is probably the diagnostic laboratory…
The Premature Newborn Steven M. Peterec Joseph B. Warshaw Preterm delivery is probably the most important problem in obstetrics and neonatology today. Over 400,000 preterm births occur each year in…
The Newborn Intensive Care Unit Richard A. Ehrenkranz Newborn intensive care developed from the concept that a more intensive approach to neonates who require special care (both preterm infants and…
Management of the Normal Newborn Regina Reynolds Elizabeth H. Thilo Adam A. Rosenberg The care and evaluation of the normal newborn infant includes an assessment of the mother’s past and…
Fetal Evaluation and Prenatal Diagnosis Andrew J. Healy Tracy Shevell Mary E. D’Alton Serious birth defects, often genetically determined, complicate the lives of 3% of newborns and their respective families….
General Obstetric Care Alexandra C. Spadola Mary E. D’Alton The goal of obstetric care is to support a woman, healthy or otherwise, through pregnancy with minimal risk to her own…
