Main description:

This landmark book, a reference work now in its second edition, provides healthcare practitioners in neonatology with an up-to-date, comprehensive source of readily accessible practical advice that will assist in the expert management of patients and their diverse illnesses. Leading experts in their fields discuss the underlying causes and mechanisms and all aspects of the treatment of the full range of neonatal diseases and abnormalities, citing the evidence base whenever appropriate. In addition, detailed information is provided on epidemiology and fetal medicine; therapeutic issues such as the organization of care, transport services, and home care after discharge; legal issues; nutrition; and the consequences of medication use during pregnancy, maternal drug abuse and smoking, and maternal diabetes. The inclusion of summaries, tables, and carefully selected guidelines and recommendations will supply practitioners with quick references and instant solutions during daily practice. The book will be a superb resource for all involved in the care of newborn babies, including neonatologists, pediatricians, pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists, midwives, and nursing staff. It is published within the SpringerReference program, which delivers access to living editions constantly updated through a dynamic peer-review publishing process.

Contents:

Acute and Chronic Renal Failure in the Newborn Infant.- Anemia in the Neonatal Period.- Apnea of Prematurity and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.- Bilirubin Metabolism, Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia, and Physiologic Neonatal Jaundice.- Biochemical Basis of Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy.- Blood Pressure Disorders in the Neonate: Hypotension and Hypertension.- Brain Development and Perinatal Vulnerability to Cerebral Damage.- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia/Chronic Lung Disease of the Newborn.- Calcium and Phosphorus Homeostasis of Newborns: Pathophysiology.- Cardiac Emergencies in the Newborn.- Cardiovascular Physiology, Pathology, and Clinical Investigation in Neonatal Medicine.- Care of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants and Timing of Discharge. Information and Psychosocial Intervention in Neonatology..- Cerebral Hemorrhage in Newborns.- Cerebral Plasticity and Functional Reorganization in Children with Congenital Brain Lesions.- Clinical Aspects and Treatment of the Hypoxic-Ischemic Syndrome.- Coagulation Disorders in Newborns: Clinical Aspects of Platelet Disorders.- Congenital Immunodeficiencies in Newborns.- Congenital Malformations and Syndromes: Early Diagnosis and Prognosis in Neonatal Medicine.- Congenital Malformations of the Brain: Prenatal Diagnosis, Spectrum and Causes.- Continuous Positive Airways Pressure and other Non-Invasive Ventilation Techniques in Newborns.- Control of Breathing in Newborns.- Creactive Protein and Procalcitonin: Reference Intervals in Term and Preterm Newborns.- Development and General Characteristics of Preterm and Term Newborn.- Developmental Pharmacology and Therapeutics in Neonatal Medicine.- Diagnosis and Treatment of Renal and Urinary Tract Malformations in Newborns.- Diagnosis of Fetal Distress.- Disorders of Sexual Development in Newborns.- Early Detection of Neonatal Depression and Asphyxia.- Early Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease: When and How to Treat.- Early Markers of Poor Outcome in Neonatal Medicine.- Endocrine Diseases and Disorders of Thyroid Function in Newborns.- Enteral Feeding of the Very Low Birth Weight Infant.- Environment and Early Developmental Care for Newborns.- Epidemiology of Adverse Cerebral Outcome of Newborns.- Epidemiology: Mortality, Morbidity and Follow Up of High Risk Newborns.- Epigenetic Mechanisms.- Esophageal Atresia of Newborns.- Ethical Problems in Neonatal Medicine.- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Neonates.- Feeding the Term Infant: Human Milk and Formulas.- Fetal and Neonatal Hydrops.- Fetal Infections: Congenital Syphilis and Tuberculosis.- Fetal Infections: Cytomegalovirus, Herpes Simplex, and Varicella.- Fetal infections: Rubella, HIV, HCV, HBV, and Human Parovirus B19.- Follow-up Outcomes of High Risk Infants.- Fundamentals of Feto-Neonatal Immunology and Its Clinical Relevance.- Gastroenteritis and Intractable Diarrhea in Newborns.- Gastrointestinal Malformations of Newborns.- Guidelines and Protocols for Newborns.- Hematology and Immunology of Newborns: Overview.- Hirschsprung's Disease in Newborns.- Hormones and Gastrointestinal Function of Newborns.- Human Milk and Formulas for Neonatal Nutrition.- In Vitro Fertilization and Multiple Pregnancies.- Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Newborns.- Infants of Diabetic Mothers.- Infants of Smoking Mothers.- Inflammation and Perinatal Brain Injury.- Inflammatory Mediators in Neonatal Asphyxia and Infection.- Intrauterine Growth Restriction: Obstetric and Neonatal Aspects. Intervention Strategies..- Kernicterus, Bilirubin-Induced Neurological Dysfunction, and New Treatments for Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia in Neonates.- Laboratory Medicine: Reference Intervals for Laboratory Tests and Procedures.- Laboratory Medicine: Reference Values and Evidence Based Medicine.- Late Preterm Infants at Risk for Short-Term and Long Term Morbidity and Mortality.- Lung Diseases: Problems of Steroid Treatment of Fetus and Newborn.- Lung Diseases: Surfactant Replacement Therapy in Newborns.- Lung Ultrasounds in Neonatal Diagnostic.- Malformations of Cortical Development in Newborns: Genetic Aspects.- Meconium Aspiration Syndrome.- Meconium Plug Syndrome.- Micronutrients and Vitamins of Newborns.- Molecular Structure of Surfactant: Biochemical Aspects in Newborns.- Necrotizing Enterocolitis of Newborns.- Neonatal Anesthesia.- Neonatal Bacterial and Fungal Infections.- Neonatal Care in the Delivery Room: Initial Management and Approach To Low Risk Newborns.- Neonatal Cholestasis-Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia.- Neonatal Electroencephalography.- Neonatal Hereditary Neutropenia.- Neonatal Lung Development and Pulmonary Malformations.- Neonatal Malignancies.- Neonatal Orthopedic Surgery.- Neonatal Pain: Neurophysiology, Recognition, Prevention and Management with Non-Pharmacological Interventions.- Neonatal Pulmonary Physiology of Term and Preterm Newborns.- Neonatal Seizures .- Neonatal Septic Shock.- Neonatal Skin Disorders.- Neonatal Stroke: Clinical Presentation, Imaging, Treatment, and Prognosis.- Neonatal Stroke: Mechanisms.- Neonatal Transport Services.- Neonatal Viral Infections: Enteroviruses and Respiratory Syncytial Virus.- Neonatology and the Law.- Neuroimaging Studies of Newborns.- Neurological Examination of the Newborn Infant .- Neuromuscular Disorders in Newborns.- Neuroprotective Strategies for Newborns.- Normal and Abnormal Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Outcomes of Very Low-Birth Weight (VLBW) Infants.- Nutritional Recommendations for the Very Low Birth Weight Newborn.- Ocular Malformations in Newborns.- Organization of Perinatal Care. Training of Doctors and Nurses.- Orofacial Malformations.- Oxygen Saturation Monitoring in Neonatal Period.- Oxygen Toxicity in Newborns.- Parenteral Nutrition of Newborns.- Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Newborns.- Pathologic Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia, Isoimmunization, Abnormalities of Red Blood Cells, and Infections.- Pathology and Treatment of Liver Diseases in Newborns.- Pathophysiology of Coagulation and Deficiencies of Coagulation Factors in Newborns.- Pathophysiology of Fetal and Neonatal Kidneys.- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Nitric Oxide Therapy in Neonatology.- Physical Environment for Newborns: the Thermal Environment.- Physical Examination of the Newborn.- Physiology and Abnormalities of Leukocytes in Newborns.- Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Newborns.- Polycythemia and Hyperviscosity in Neonates.- Post-Discharge Nutrition in Preterm Infants.- Prenatal and Postnatal Inflammatory Mechanisms.- Primary Investigations in the Term and Preterm Newborn.- Problems of Discharge and Home Care of Newborns.- Pulmonary Air Leakage in Newborns.- Pulmonary Hemorrhage, Transient Tachypnea and Neonatal Pneumonia.- Quality of Neonatal Intensive Care and Outcome for High Risk Newborn Infants.- Rare Lung Diseases of Newborns.- Rare Surgical Emergencies of Newborns.- Recombinant G-CSF Treatment of Severe Chronic Neutropenia in Neonates and Infants.- Rehydration after Diarrhea in Newborns.- Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Predisposing Factors, Pathophysiology, and Diagnosis.- Resuscitation of the Newborn.- Retinopathy of Prematurity.- Risk Factors for Gestational Diseases.- Risk Management of Newborns.- Safety of Medications During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: Infants of Drug-Addicted Mothers.- Surfactant Metabolism in Neonatal Lung Diseases.- Surgical Treatment in Newborns of Necrotizing Enterocolitis.- Surgical Treatment of Biliary Tract Malformations in Newborns.- The Fetus at Risk: Chorioamnionitis.- The Process of Decision-Making in Neonatology.- The Thrombotic Risk of the Newborn.- The Timing of Neonatal Brain Damage.- Toxoplasmosis in the Fetus and in the Newborn.- Treatment of Hyperbilirubinemia in Newborns.- Treatment of Respiratory Failure in Newborn: Mechanical Ventilation.- Vaccinations and Neonatal Immunity.-