This popular resource features step by step skill instruction, and practice focused exercises covering specialised newborn care. Developed by a distinguished editorial board, the Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP) is a comprehensive, self-paced education program in four volumes. This book features six units dealing with complex neonatal therapies, such as assisted ventilation, as well as a unit regarding continuing care for at-risk babies and those with special problems, following intensive care.

Contents include:

Unit 1: Direct Blood Pressure Measurement
Skills Units: Transducer Blood Pressure Monitoring

Unit 2: Exchange, Reduction, and Direct Transfusions
Part 1: Respiratory Distress
Skills Unit: Exchange Transfusions

Unit 3: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Skills Unit: Delivery of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Unit 4: Assisted Ventilation With Mechanical Ventilators
Skills Unit: Endotracheal Tubes

Unit 5: Surfactant Therapy
Skills Unit: Surfactant Administration

Unit 6: Continuing Care for At-Risk Babies