The revised and updated second edition covers practical approaches to caring for healthy and high-risk newborns and 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 newborns and 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:

Prenatal Diagnosis

Fetal Interventions

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 Recommendations for Newborns

Vascular Anomalies

Endocrine Disorders Presenting in the Newborn Period

Shared Decision Making Around Home Technologies