Prenate and Neonate provides an important visual guide to the correct diagnosis of the newborn. It will be a valuable aid to many obstetricians and others involved in the health management of infants.

Features:

• Analysis of the biology and physiology of both fetal life in the womb through to the newborn infant
• Details of problematic birth procedures such as shoulder dystocia and breech presentation, and the subeequent complications that arise from them
• Excellently illustrated sections highlighting both Cesarean and normal delivery, as well as vacuum extraction
• Methods used by intensive neonatal care units to ensure the physiological welfare of the newborn

Contents

The Prenate

• The path
• Pathophysiology of labor
• The placenta
• Mechanisms of normal labor in cephalic presentation
• Breech presentation and delivery
• Episiotomy
• Shoulder dystocia
• Vacuum extraction
• Forceps delivery
• Cesarean section
• Hypoxia and intrapartum fetal monitoring
• Techniques of intrapartum fetal surveillance
  Cardiotocography
  Pulse oximetry
  ST waveform analysis of the fetal electrocardiogram

The Neonate

• Physiology of transition
  Respiratory and circulatory functions
  Metabolic regulation
  Gut and liver function
  Renal and fluid electrolyte adaptations

• Postnatal care
  Starting in the delivery room
  Neonatal transportation
  The neonatal care unit

Index

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