Intensive Care of the Fetus and Neonate

This brand-new 2nd Edition represents a complete revision of one of the major textbooks of neonatal-perinatal medicine. Readers will find state-of-the-art management strategies for virtually every aspect of the fetus and the critically ill newborn infant. It offers a practical approach to fetal development, fetal diagnosis and monitoring, the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies, and a step-by-step approach to pulmonary and critical care techniques used on premature and sick neonates.

• Includes information on the neonatal period, as well as the full perinatal period.
• Discusses techniques such as, fetal echocardiography, delivery room resuscitation, imaging, neonatal bronchoscopy, high-frequency jet ventilation, liquid ventilation, endotracheal intubation, thoracentesis and chest intubation,, and much more.
• Discusses diagnostic, assessment, and intervention techniques for the fetus.
• Features an interdisciplinary approach to management, including neonatal nutrition * pediatric microbiology/immunology * pediatric nephrology * pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics * pediatric neurology * obstetrics and gynecology * and others.

• Discusses the hottest topics in the field, including the genetics of development and common genetic problems * stem cell and gene therapy * pharmacology in the fetus and newborn * the surgery of fetal malformations * maternal illness and the effects on the fetus * management of multiple gestations * high-frequency oscillatory ventilation * viral infections of the fetus and neonate * neonatal ethics and epidemiology.
• Delivers up-to-the-minute guidance on cardiac assessment.
• Provides the latest information on fetal surgical interventions, including the latest data on fetal surgery results, as well as the latest information on neonatal neurological diagnosis and outcome.
• Includes the most current information on neonatal neurological diagnosis and outcome.
• Presents new approaches to genetic therapy in the fetus and neonate.