Here's a comprehensive, pocket-sized resource for the care of full-term newborns. It provides guidance on well-baby development, monitoring the newborn, non-acute disease management, patient education, and more. Concise and convenient, this is the perfect reference for anyone who cares for babies in the first hours of life.Presents cutting-edge chapters on prenatal diagnosis, screening, and genetics.Speeds information gathering with extensive charts and tables, procedures, laboratory observations and other essential data collected in appendices. Expedites access to vital information with a bulleted outline format.Offers relevant tables on cultural and religious considerations affecting care of the newborn.Enhances favorite figures to make visual information easier access.Adds Fast Facts, Pearls and Pitfalls and expert opinions to give you authority in a flash.
Much information in this book. I wish it covered more NICU issues. I realize it is a healthy newborn book, but it's compact size makes it worth carrying around.
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