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Preface | |
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Contributors | |
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Introduction | |
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Milestones in neonatology | |
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Epidemiology | |
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Perinatal medicine | |
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Perinatal medicine | |
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Prepregnancy care, prenatal screening, fetal medicine and surgery | |
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Maternal medical conditions | |
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Intrauterine growth restriction | |
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Preterm delivery and multiple births | |
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Birth defects and genetic disorders | |
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Maternal drugs affecting the fetus and newborn infant | |
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Congenital infection | |
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Delivery | |
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Adaptation to extrauterine life | |
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Neonatal resuscitation | |
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Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy | |
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Birth injuries | |
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The normal newborn infant | |
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Routine care of the newborn infant | |
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Routine examination of the newborn infant | |
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Neurologic examination | |
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Care and support for parents | |
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Feeding | |
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Minor abnormalities in the first few days | |
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Common problems of term infants | |
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The sick newborn infant | |
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Admission to the neonatal unit | |
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Developmental care | |
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Stabilizing the sick newborn infant | |
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Respiratory support | |
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The preterm infant | |
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Preterm infants and their complications | |
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Lung development and surfactant | |
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Respiratory distress syndrome | |
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Temperature control | |
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Growth and nutrition | |
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Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) | |
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Patent ductus arteriosus (PDR) | |
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Infection, jaundice, anemia, osteopenia of prematurity | |
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Apnea, bradycardia and desaturations, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) | |
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Necrotizing enterocolitis | |
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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia | |
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Outcome of very preterm infants | |
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Neonatal problems | |
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Respiratory distress in term infants | |
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Upper airway disorders | |
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Jaundice | |
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Neonatal infection | |
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Specific bacterial infections | |
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Viral infections | |
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Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia | |
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Inborn errors of metabolism | |
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Gastrointestinal disorders | |
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Gastrointestinal obstruction | |
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Cardiac disorders | |
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Renal and urinary tract anomalies diagnosed prenatally | |
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Kidney and urinary tract disorders | |
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Genital disorders | |
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Disorders of sexual differentiation | |
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Anemia and polycythemia | |
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Neutrophil and thrombotic disorders | |
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Coagulation disorders | |
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Dermatological disorders | |
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Seizures and strokes | |
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Neural tube defects and hydrocephalus | |
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The hypotonic infant | |
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Bone and joint disorders | |
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Hearing and vision | |
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Aspects of neonatal intensive care | |
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Pain | |
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Pharmacology | |
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Quality assurance | |
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Critical incidents | |
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Evidence-based medicine | |
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Ethics | |
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Research and consent | |
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When a baby dies | |
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Discharge from hospital | |
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Follow-up of high-risk infants | |
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Global | |
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Global overview | |
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Transport | |
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Transport of the sick newborn infant | |
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Practical procedures | |
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Intubation and chest tubes | |
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Common practical procedures | |
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Umbilical catheters and intraosseous cannulation | |
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Central venous catheters and exchange transfusions | |
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Cranial ultrasound | |
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Echocardiology for the neonatologist | |
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Gestational age assessment, blood pressure charts, severity of illness scores | |
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Index | |