Main description:

Neonatal Care: A Compendium of AAP Clinical Practice Guidelines and Policies, 2nd Edition, provides the most recent and trustworthy recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Fetus and Newborn as well as other relevant committees, sections, and councils. This compendium contains all of the collected AAP clinical practice guidelines, policy statements, and clinical and technical reports related to the quality care of newborns and infants.

Find more than 50 different topics organized into 9 sections for easy reference, including the highly anticipated "Clinical Practice Guideline Revision: Diagnosis and Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks of Gestation." Each statement or report contains an abstract overview, a concise presentation and critique of the available data, and a summary of the findings and/or recommendations, along with a current and comprehensive bibliography.

TOPICS INCLUDE
Delivery and discharge
Newborn screening
High-risk infants and preterm birth
Respiratory support
Infections and vaccinations
Complications and issues
Safe sleep
SIDS and infant death
And more!

Contents:

The TOC includes the following sections which will contain current related AAP clinical practice guidelines, policy statements, clinical reports, and technical reports:

Delivery and discharge
Newborn screening
High-risk infant and prematurity
Respiratory support
Infections and vaccinations
Complications and issues
Safe sleep
Sudden infant death syndrome, and infant death