Examination of the Newborn

Anne Lomax is Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK. She qualified as a registered nurse in 1981. Following this she became a registered midwife in 1983. She then went on to focus on specialist and intensive care of the newborn. Currently her focus is on enhanced midwifery practice in the area of examination of the newborn together with pre registration midwifery. Anne is also Admissions Tutor for the 3 year Pre Registration Midwifery Programme.

List of contributors vii Acknowledgements ix Introduction xi About the companion website xvii 1 History taking and the newborn examination: an evolving perspective 1 Claire Evans 2 Cardiovascular and respiratory assessment of the baby 32 Christopher D. Bedford and Anne Lomax 3 The neonatal skin: examination of the jaundiced newborn and gestational age assessment 71 Morris Gordon and Anne Lomax 4 Examination of the head, neck and eyes 104 Carmel Noonan, Fiona J. Rowe, and Anne Lomax 5 Examination of the newborn abdomen and genitalia 124 Morris Gordon 6 Developmental dysplasia of the hip and abnormalities of the foot 142 Robin W. Paton and Naomi Davis 7 Chromosomal and genetic problems: giving feedback to mothers and fathers 171 Delyth Webb and Anne Lomax 8 Newborn behavioural aspects 192 Jeanette Appleton 9 Examination of the newborn: professional issues in practice 213 Norma Fryer and Claire Evans Appendix 1 Useful website addresses 229 Appendix 2 NIPE Information leaflet for mothers and fathers 232 Glossary of terms 238 Index 241