The Vulnerable Neonate and the Neonatal Intensive Care Environment Penny Glass Environmental factors in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) have major implications for the care of the sick newborn…
Law, Quality Assurance and Risk Management in the Practice of Neonatology Harold M. Ginzburg Mhairi G. MacDonald BASIC LEGAL AND REGULATORY CONCEPTS A brief historical overview of the transition from…
Organization of Care and Quality in the NICU Richard Powers Carolyn Houska Lund Providing current, research-based care to critically ill new borns requires the collaboration of highly skilled, dedicated, and…
Newborn Intensive Care Unit Design: Scientific and Practical Considerations Robert D. White Gilbert I. Martin Judith Smith Stanley N. Graven DEVELOPING A MISSION STATEMENT The first step in a successful…
Telehealth in Neonatology Sarah C. Muttitt Mary M. K. Seshia Liz Loewen Health care is facing many challenges and changes with increasing pressure to improve access and quality while reducing…
Neonatal Transport Karen S. Wood Carl L. Bose HISTORY Neonatal transport began in 1900 with the development of the first mobile incubator for premature infants by Dr. Joseph DeLee of…
Neonatology in the United States: Scope and Organization Richard L. Bucciarelli The practice of neonatal and perinatal medicine has changed enormously since its recognition as a distinct subspecialty in 1975….
Current Moral Priorities and Decision Making in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Robert J. Boyle John C. Fletcher (deceased) GOALS OF NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE The first part of this chapter discusses broad goals and…
Neonatology: Past, Present and Future Gordon B. Avery Rapid change has characterized neonatology since the name was coined in 1960 by Alexander Schaffer. Structurally, it can be compared with a…
