8th edition. — CBS Publishing, 2017. — 665 p. — ISBN: 978-81-239-2588-2
This is the first textbook of neonatology from the Indian subcontinent which has served as the most trusted resource to undergraduate and postgraduate medical students in pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology for four decades. The book has been extensively revised and updated to incorporate recent advances in the art and understanding of perinatal disorders. All the chapters have been reorganized, revised and rewritten to incorporate additional evidence-based information to make it an up-do-date and comprehensive textbook of neonatology. The book presents an harmonious blend of latest physiological basis of neonatal disorders and the current state- of-the-art information pertaining to their management through a simplified algorithmic approach. Neonatology provides the greatest scope for health preventive and promotive strategies which have been covered in-depth. several new photographs, images, flow diagrams and tables have been included to make it more reader-friendly and comprehensive. The initiatives taken by Government of India for improving newborn care in the community have been discussed in detail. The distinctive feature and hallmark of the book is the brevity, clarity and problem-oriented approach. The book shall serve as a useful and practical manual to the pediatric and obstetric resident staff and consultants working in the medical colleges, corporate hospitals and private maternity nursing homes.
Introduction to care of Newborn Babies
Organization of a Special Care Neonatal Unit
Preventive Neonatology
Maternal Disorders and Fetal OUtcome
Perinatal Pharmacology
Care of the Baby in the labor Room
Examination of the Baby
Care of the Normal Newboms
Traditional and CUiturai Practices for the Care of Newborn Babies
Euential Perinatal and Neonatal care in the Community
Humanized Cate and Rhythmic Stimulation of Newborn Babies
Ethical, Social and legal Issues in Perinatal Medicine
Fluid and Electrolyte Management
Feeding and Nutrition
Temperature Regulation
Perinatal Infections
Disorders of Weight and Gestation
Jaundice
Respiratory Disorders
Cardiovascular Disorders
Renal Disorders
Neurological Disorders
Hematologic Problems
Metabolic Disorders
Surgical Conditions
Miscellaneous Conditions
Assisted Ventilation and Advanced life Support
Follow-up Program for High-risk Newborns
Procedures