Neonatology for Primary Care, 2nd Edition (Original PDF from Publisher)

The revised and updated second edition covers practical approaches to caring for healthy and high-risk newborns and infants. The book covers maternal and fetal health, care of the newborn after delivery, breastfeeding, follow-up care, common congenital anomalies, the newborn with a heart murmur or cyanosis, neurologic findings, primary care issues relating to newborns and infants requiring intensive care, and health and developmental outcomes.

More than 40 chapters cover step-by-step guidance on what to do, when to admit, and when to refer. Recommendations and lists detailed references within each chapter.

New in the second edition:
8 new chapters added including:

• Prenatal Diagnosis
• Fetal Interventions
• Optimizing Nutrition for the Preterm, Very Low-Birth-Weight Infant After Discharge From Neonatal Intensive Care
• Newborn Immunizations and Immune Prophylaxis
• Balancing Safe Sleep and Other Recommendations for Newborns
• Vascular Anomalies
• Endocrine Disorders Presenting in the Newborn Period
• Shared Decision Making Around Home Technologies