Developed by experts as a guidebook for parents of NICU patients,Newborn Intensive Careis so content-rich and insight-filled that it has become a popular reference for a wide range of medical professionals.Now the AAP offers this best-selling resource in an extensively revised and updated new edition - the first since 2002. Expert contributors illuminate everything from communicating with parents; to the latest clinical and technologic advances; to the most effective use of posthospital care resources.Look here for • Valuable perspectives on today's NICU experience from admission to outcome • Contributions from highly experienced physicians, NICU nurses, and neonatologists • Numerous photos, diagrams, and line drawings • Quick reference tools: bibliography, resource listings, glossary of common abbreviations and termsTargeting key NICU issues and concerns • Provider/parent relationships • Roles of health care team members • Mother-baby factors: effects on newborn health • Issues associated with premature birth • Major medical conditions • Dealing with patient death • Neonatal surgery • Diagnostic and therapeutic techniques • Transitioning to intermediate care • Transitioning to home




