Bookeditor, Robert A. Sinkin, Christian A. Chisholm
Summary: This fourth edition of this popular resource features step-by-step skill instruction and practice-focused exercises covering maternal and fetal evaluation and immediate newborn care. Developed by a distinguished editorial board, the Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP) is a comprehensive, self-paced education program in 4 volumes. This book features 8 units on complex neonatal therapies, including 2 new units on neonatal encephalopathy and the ethical issues surrounding perinatology, especially when caring for fetuses of periviable gestational ages.
Contents:
Intro
Unit 1: Direct Blood Pressure Measurement
Unit 2: Exchange, Reduction, and Direct Transfusions
Unit 3: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Unit 4: Assisted Ventilation With Mechanical Ventilators
Unit 5: Surfactant Therapy
Unit 6: Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Unit 7: Continuing Care for At-Risk Babies
Unit 8: Biomedical Ethics and Perinatology
Pretest Answer Key
Glossary
Index.