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.
TOPICS INCLUDE
Direct blood pressure measurement
Exchange, reduction, and direct transfusions
Continuous positive airway pressure
Assisted ventilation with mechanical ventilators
Surfactant therapy
Therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
Continuing care for at-risk babies
Biomedical ethics and perinatology