Patent Ductus Arteriosus
83 Patent Ductus Arteriosus William E. Benitz In utero, the ductus arteriosus provides a connection between the pulmonary artery and descending aorta, through which deoxygenated blood returning to the right…
Chest Compression, Medications, and Special Problems in Neonatal Resuscitation
35 Chest Compression, Medications, and Special Problems in Neonatal Resuscitation Myra Wyckoff and Jay P. Goldsmith Importance of Effective Ventilation Effective positive pressure ventilation (PPV) is the most critical action…
Anesthesia for Labor and Delivery
28 Anesthesia for Labor and Delivery Mccallum R. Hoyt and Elaine Marie Pages-Arroyo The goal of modern-day obstetric anesthesia practice is to provide the patient with analgesia as she requests…
Enhancing Safe Prescribing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
52 Enhancing Safe Prescribing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Matthew J. Maughan The history of medication safety and safe medication practices has been well covered over the last nearly…
Disorders of Digestion in the Neonate
92 Disorders of Digestion in the Neonate Catherine Larson-Nath, Bhaskar Gurram and Gisela Chelimsky Chronic and prolonged diarrhea is a symptom complex with a variety of underlying etiologies. This chapter…
Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Congenital Heart Disease
81 Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Congenital Heart Disease Anna L. Mitchell and Christopher S. Snyder Insight into the causes of congenital heart disease can be gained from analysis of…
Obstetric Management of Multiple Gestation and Birth
22 Obstetric Management of Multiple Gestation and Birth Isaac Blickstein and Eric S. Shinwell The human female is programmed by nature to mono-ovulate, to nurture one fetus, and to take…
Practicing Evidence-Based Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
9 Practicing Evidence-Based Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Suzanne M. Lopez, Kathleen A. Kennedy and Jon E. Tyson This chapter focuses on five strategic processes in practicing evidence-based neonatal-perinatal medicine: (1) asking a…
Principles of Drug Use During Lactation
50 Principles of Drug Use During Lactation Jacquelyn D. McClary It is not disputed that breastfeeding has many benefits for both mother and baby and is the optimal nutrition for…
Care of the Long-Stay Infant and Parents
48 Care of the Long-Stay Infant and Parents Frances Thomson-Salo With advances in medical and neurodevelopmental care, preterm or seriously medically ill infants may be hospitalized for many months. There…
