Intensive Care of the Fetus and Neonate

The new edition of this major text focuses on fetology, discussing fetal development, fetal diagnosis and monitoring, and medical and surgical management of the fetus. In neonatology, it covers maternal factors influencing neonatal outcome, management of high-risk pregnancy, and neonatal resuscitation. Discussions are organized by organ system, diagnosis, treatment, management, and critical care techniques.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.