Offering a multidisciplinary approach in an accessible outline format, this practical handbook covers all aspects of care for the full-term, well newborn. Detailed guidance is provided on assessment, delivery room management, transition and post-transition care, and commonly seen problems. Plus infections, protocols, drugs, etc.

Offering a multidisciplinary approach in an accessible outline format, this practical handbook covers all aspects of care for the full-term, well newborn. Written and reviewed by both physicians and nurses, this new edition presents explanations of the events surrounding delivery, the processes necessary to identify newborns that deviate from the norm, the immediate interventions and care required in these situations, and routine care considerations frequently encountered in caring for these infants. Detailed guidance is provided on assessment, delivery room management, transition and post-transition care, and commonly seen problems. Readers will also find information on the assessment of infections, nursery protocols, standardized physician standing orders, and common drugs and their effect on breastfeeding.

Section I: Obstetrical Considerations in the Management of the Well Newborn
1. Maternal Factors Affecting the Newborn 2. Fetal Assessment, Labor, and Delivery
Section II: Delivery Room Management 3. Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant
4. Recognition and Management of Neonatal Emergencies Section III: Evaluation and Care of the Newborn Infant during the Transitional Period 5. Adaptation to Extrauterine Life and Management During Normal and Abnormal Transition 6. Birth Injury 7. Physical Assessment of the Newborn Section IV: Post-Transition Care 8. Feeding the Newborn 9. Routine Care 10. Genetic Screening 11. Circumcision 12. Immunizations 13. Legal Issues Section V: Common Problems of the Term Newborn 14. Jaundice 15. Plethora and Pallor 16. Approach to the Infant at Risk for Hypoglycemia 17. The Large-for-Gestational Age and the Small-for-Gestational-Age Infant 18. Perinatal Drug Exposure Section VI: Management of the Infant at risk for Perinatal Infections 19. Bacterial Infections 20. Viral Infections 21. Isolation Procedures Section VII:
Discharge Planning and Follow-Up Care 22. Parental Preparation 23. Discharge Assessment 24. Post Discharge Care Section VIII: Appendix A. Parent Advice Guidelines for Newborn Care B. Medications and Breast Feeding C. Normal Laboratory Values and Conversion Guides D. Standard Normal Newborn Orders