Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Preterm Infant Laura R. Ment Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), or hemorrhage into the germinal matrix tissues with possible rupture into the ventricular system and parenchyma of the…
Neuroembryology Laura R. Ment Barbara R. Pober Congenital malformations of the central nervous system represent a major cause of infantile mortality and morbidity and result in neuroanatomic abnormalities that range…
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…
