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ABC of Preterm Birth

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ISBN: 978-1-444-31294-2

April 2009

BMJ Books

56 pages

Description
Preterm birth is a major challenge in perinatal health care. Most perinatal deaths occur in preterm infants, and preterm birth is an important risk factor for neurological damage, including cerebral palsy. This ABC covers all the latest information on this complex and multidisciplinary area from obstetric issues to immediate care of preterm infants, respiratory complications, and how to provide support to the parents and relatives of the preterm infant.

With its clear explanation and many illustrations, general practitioners, medical students, paediatricians starting their postgraduate training, nurses, and midwives will find ABC of Preterm Birth an excellent reference.

About the Author

William McGuire is the editor of ABC of Preterm Birth, published by Wiley.

Peter W. Fowlie is the editor of ABC of Preterm Birth, published by Wiley.

Features

  • Written to focus on the changing management of pre-term care
  • Covers obstetric issues, immediate care of preterm infants, respiratory complications, and how to provide support to the parents and relatives of the preterm infant
  • Looks at ante-natal treatments and interventions, to the resuscitation and stabilisation of complications for the pre-term infant
  • Provides detailed information on nutrition and parental support issues
  • Various pre-term diagnoses are covered and recent research development and improvements are discussed from an international perspective, including issues in the developing world