Assessment and Care of the Well Newborn

OBSTETRIC CONSIDERATIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE WELL NEWBORN * Maternal Factors Affecting the Newborn * Fetal Assessment, Labor and Delivery * DELIVERY ROOM MANAGEMENT * Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant * Recognition and Management of Other Emergencies at Delivery * EVALUATION AND CARE OF THE NEWBORN INFANT DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD AND BEYOND * Adaptation to Extrauterine Life and Management During Transition * Abnormal Transition * Physical Assessment of the Newborn * POST TRANSITION CARE * Feeding the Newborn * Routine Care * Abnormal Physical Findings * Genetic Screening * Circumcision * Immunizations * Legal Issues * COMMON PROBLEMS OF THE TERM NEWBORN * Neonatal Jaundice * Plethora and Pallor * Infant of Diabetic Mother and Large for Gestational Age (LGA) Infant * Small for Gestational Age (SGA) Infant * Perinatal Drug Exposure * MANAGEMENT OF THE INFANT AT RISK FOR PERINATAL INFECTIONS * Bacterial Infections * Viral Infections * Isolation Procedures * DISCHARGE PLANNING AND FOLLOW-UP CARE * Parental Preparation * Medical Evaluation for Discharge * Post Discharge Care * APPENDICES * Parent Advice Sheets for Newborn Care * Physical Care * Feeding * Elimination Patterns and Diapers * Infant Behavior * Recognizing Illness * Safety and Environment * Medication and Breastfeeding * Normal Laboratory Value and Conversion Guides * Standard Normal Newborn Orders * Commonly Used Abbreviations in Obstetric and Neonatalogy