Neonatology for Primary Care

Book excerpt: The revised and updated second edition covers practical approaches to caring for healthy and high-risk 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 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: Shared decision making around home technologies Endocrine disorders manifesting in the newborn period 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 Newborn Recommendations Vascular Anomalies Endocrine Disorders Presenting in the Newborn Period Shared Decision Making Around Home Technologies