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Book SynopsisNeural Tube Defects (NTDs) are congenital malformations of the central nervous system caused by partial or complete failure of the neural tube to close, within 28 days of conception. They represent the second most frequent cause of congenital abnormality. In this book, the authors discuss the prevalence, pathogenesis and prevention of neural tube defects. Topics include preconception folic acid as a primary prevention tool for NTD and its risk assessment; understanding and preventing folic acid-resistant neural tube defects; knowledge of the cellular mechanisms responsible for normal neural tube formation in comprehending and preventing NTDs; developmental delay in interneuron, motor neuron, sensory tract, and synapse formation in chick spina-bifida; and an examination of whether neural tube defects lead to structural alterations in the urinary and genital organs in human foetuses.

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Book SynopsisDespite the continuous effort from the scientific community and the advancements in neonatal intensive care, hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury of term and near-term infants remains a significant problem throughout the world. After asphyxia, infants may suffer from long-term neurological sequelae, including death, cerebral palsy, learning difficulties, epilepsy and other significant cognitive, developmental and behavioural problems in 40% of survivors. This book discusses the risk factors, prevalence and neurological impacts of asphyxia.

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Book SynopsisTWO BOOKS IN ONE! Q&A Course Review NCLEX Prep Maternal and Newborn made manageable! Assure your mastery of maternal and newborn nursing knowledge while honing your critical-thinking and test-taking skills. Over 1,160 NCLEX®-style questions on maternal and newborn nursing care reflect the latest test plan, including the more difficult SATA format. Rationales for correct and incorrect responses as well as test-taking tips help you to critically analyze the question types. Together, with a comprehensive exam at the end of the book, they provide the practice you need to build your confidence for course exams and the NCLEX.BONUS! FREE, 30-day access to Davis Edge NCLEX-RN® included with purchase of a new print book. This online Q&A platform lets you create practice quizzes with more than 10,000 NCLEX-style questions; review proven test-taking strategies; and prepare for the biggest test of your career with simulated NCLEX exams.Use this exceptional resource with your current book or combine it with Roberta Durham and Linda Chapman’s Davis Advantage for Maternal-Newborn Nursing text. It follows the same organization as Maternal and Newborn Success, 4thEdition for the ideal teaching and learning experience.Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Sexuality, Fertility, and Genetics 3. Women’s Health Issues 4. Low Risk Antepartum 5. Low Risk Intrapartum 6. Normal Newborn 7. Normal Postpartum 8. High-Risk Antepartum 9. High-Risk Intrapartum 10. High-Risk Newborn 11. High-Risk Postpartum 12. Comprehensive Examination References Glossary of English Words Commonly Encountered on Nursing Examinations Index

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Book Synopsis2019 AJN Book of the Year Award—2nd place in Maternal-Child Health/Prenatal Nursing ChildbirthA better way to learn pediatric nursing!Davis Advantage for Maternal-Newborn Nursing combines an easy-to-read textbook with an innovative online program to create an immersive learning experience for students and an integrated solution for instructors, whether you’re teaching traditionally or virtually.An access code inside new, printed textbooks unlocks an ebook, as well as access to Davis Advantage. Or choose the all-digital Instant Access option, which includes the ebook and immediate access to Davis Advantage.The TEXTBOOKAn easy-to-read, need-to-know approach, with student-friendly features focuses on delivering the critical content to today’s learners. A visually engaging design that features bulleted content, flow charts, diagrams, and tables make it easy to understand.ONLINE (Davis Advantage)Using a unique and proven approach across a Learn-Apply-Assess continuum, Davis Advantage engages students to help them make the connections to key topics. Whether teaching in-person or online, this complete, integrated solution aligns seamlessly with the textbook and equips instructors with actionable analytics to track students’ progress, remediate where needed, and facilitate an active learning environment. LEARN—Personalized LearningThe foundation of the Davis Advantage platform, Personalized Learning, immerses students in an online learning experience tailored to their needs. Students are assessed on their comprehension of key topics from the text, and then are guided through animated mini-lecture videos and dynamic activities to reinforce learning and bring concepts to life. APPLY—Clinical Judgment Clinical Judgment develops students’ critical thinking and clinical reasoning, helping them to build the clinical judgment skills they need to practice safe and effective nursing care and to prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX® with confidence. Progressive case studies featuring real-life, complex clinical situations challenge students to apply knowledge, make informed decisions, and evaluate outcomes. ASSESS—Quizzing Quizzing uses NCLEX®-style questions for assessment and remediation. Its adaptive, question-based format provides the additional practice students need to test their knowledge, master course content, and perform well on course and board exams. PLUS! Brand-new standalone questions that mimic the format of the Next Generation NCLEX® further prepare students for certification and practice. Table of Contents Unit 1: Maternity Nursing Overview 1. Trends and Issues 2. Ethics and Standards of Practice Issues Unit 2: The Antepartal Period 3. Genetics, Conception, Fetal Development, and Reproductive Technology 4. Physiological Aspects of Pregnancy 5. The Psycho-Social-Cultural Aspects of Pregnancy 6. Antepartal Tests 7. Complications of Pregnancy Unit 3: The Intrapartal Period 8. Labor and Birth 9. Fetal Heart Rate Assessment 10. Complications of Labor and Birth 11. Intrapartum and Postpartum Care of the Cesarean Birth Families Unit 4: The Postpartal Period 12. Postpartum Physiological Assessments and Nursing Care 13. Transition to Parenthood 14. Postpartum Complications and Nursing Care Unit 5: The Neonatal Period 15. Nursing care of the Neonate and Family 16. Newborn Nutrition 17. Complications of the Neonate and Nursing Care Unit 6: Women’s Health 18. Well Women’s Health 19. Alterations in Women’s Health Appendix A Laboratory Values Appendix B Preeclampsia Early Recognition Tool (PERT) Appendix C Cervical Dilation Chart Appendix D Temperature and Weight Conversion Charts Glossary Photo and Illustration Credits Index

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Book SynopsisA unique book focusing on preventing infection in neonates, written by a leading global expert with practical experience in understanding, detecting, and preventing newborn infections.

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Book SynopsisEstablishing the study of multiple pregnancy and the perinatal care of children from multiple births as a recognized specialty within maternal-fetal medicine, the first edition of Multiple Pregnancy was a landmark publication. Fully revised, this new Second Edition has been expanded to include more on epidemiology, biologic mechanisms, the impact of infertility treatments, prenatal diagnosis, and fetal therapy. The book presents all facets of the clinical, psychosocial, and practical issues of multiple gestation and the care of multiplets.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Biology. Epidemiology. Diagnosis and General Considerations. Assessment and Management of Fetal Well-Being. Antepartum Considerations. Postpartum Considerations. Childhood Growth and Development. Parental Concerns. Resources. Index.

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Book SynopsisA woman-centered approach to pregnancy must be flexible enough to address the variety of women's experiences around the world, encompassing medical conditions, cultures and family structures. It must also include women who choose not to carry a pregnancy or experience a miscarriage. This unique woman-centered text explores all these issues and moreTrade Review'Contains a wealth of information on how to talk to patients and how to better understand their feelings and experiences, while incorporating those feelings and experiences into their antepartum/intrapartum care.' Doody Book ReviewsTable of ContentsPart 1 � The magnitude of the problem. Part 2 � Understanding the experience. Part 3 � Understanding the woman. Part 4 � Finding common ground. Part 5 � Prevention and health promotion. Part 6 � Enhancing the clinical relationship. Part 7 � Being realistic.

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Book SynopsisCurrent maternity policy advocates choice and control for women in maternity care, and promotes women as active childbirth consumers and decision-makers. However, evidence that women receive true choice within contemporary maternity services is lacking, and continued and pervasive barriers to choice continue to have profound consequences for many. Choice, Control and Contemporary Childbirth explores the narrative childbirth experiences of a group of women, outlining current policy and providing an overview of the relevant discourses to which women are exposed when making choices for maternity care. This book is unique in presenting narratives that reveal varying identities for women across their maternity exerience, illustrating how maternity choices are simulataneously promised and constrained. It provides practitioners, service providers and policymakers in maternity care, and all those with an interest in birth provision, with profound insights into both women's experiences of childbirth and how choices can be better facilitated in future. 'Maternal choice and control are a challenge in contemporary society, with the changing demography of the population, the rising birth rate and financial constraints. Collecting this diverse information in one publication is timely and an invaluable resource for the practising and academically active midwives, obstetricians and health service managers.' - From the Foreword by Tina LavenderTable of ContentsPart 1: Policy, Theories and Perspectives. Part 2: The Women’s Stories.

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Book SynopsisIn recent decades, global healthcare professionals and organisations have formed a wide, evidence-based consensus that breastfeeding is usually the best option for both mother and baby. However, women and professionals alike often face a sea of shifting attitudes and values, and complex social, cultural, political and economic factors that may influence women's feeding decisions. This book examines the global evidence, and the factors that affect women's decisions around initiating breastfeeding and maintaining it through the first year of their children's lives. It outlines potential areas for development and policy change at practitioner and strategic levels, and shows how health professionals can effectively communicate and provide information to help women make unpressured but informed decisions. Breastfeeding - Contemporary Issues in Practice and Policy is essential reading for healthcare professionals, policy movers and shapers, and all those with an interest in breastfeeding who wish to influence the development of related policies, practices and healthcare services.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Exploring the Politics and Practices of Breastfeeding. The Promotion of Breastfeeding: A Time and a Need to Change. Initiating Breastfeeding: a Time for Change - Listening to the Experiences of Mothers. Supporting the Continuation of Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding and Nutrition. Towards Evidence-Based Practice. Concluding Remarks.

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Book SynopsisDignity in the care of patients and clients of all ages, whether in hospital or community settings, is an area of increasing national and international importance and concern. However, a comprehensive, accessible resource for nurses and midwives on the theory and practice of dignity in care has until now been lacking. Dignity in Healthcare provides a practical approach, underpinned by up-to-date theory, to this crucial issue for those providing care to people in all stages of life, including those with mental illnesses or learning disabilities. Care in areas such as maternity, community, palliative and acute care and others is explored in depth. Approaches to education and practice development for promoting dignity in care are also outlined clearly and accessibly, with each chapter combining an evidence-based theoretical underpinning with practical application through scenarios. Pre-registration nursing and midwifery students and their teachers will find this book essential reading, but it will also be of interest to practising nurses, midwives and other health professionals seeking clear insights into the principle of care that is central to all healthcare professions.Trade Review'As I read it I noticed that there are some major challenges to providing care to people in a dignified way - adequate resources in terms of staff levels and the environment and adequate appropriate practices. While resources may not be within an individual's control their individual practice is. I feel this book probably achieved its aim in encouraging me to think about dignity.' - Philip James, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adolescent Substance Use, Mental Health and Substance Use 2012Table of ContentsDignity in healthcare: setting the scene. Dignity in different healthcare settings. Developing dignity in healthcare.

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Book SynopsisThe death of a baby is one of the most painful experiences anyone can imagine. This practical, compassionate text guides professionals in providing the best possible care through the physical and emotional pain of a pregnancy loss from early miscarriage to neonatal death, enabling patients and their families to grieve. Written by two professionals with extensive experience in the field, the book inspires confidence for those confronted with this challenging task. It focuses on common issues that inhibit good care and addresses the traditionally difficult topics. Healthcare staff assisting patients during this time often require support of their own and this is also addressed with constructive, inspirational approaches and ideas for professional training. Perinatal Loss: a handbook for working with women and their families offers insights, information and support for managing pregnancy loss for all professionals and students including nurses, sonographers, midwives, doctors (including obstetricians and general practitioners), chaplains and morticians. 'This is an important and warmly welcomed book which thoroughly endorses the key aims of Sands (Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Society). In particular, it demonstrates a forceful commitment to improving care for bereaved families whilst acknowledging the difficult task that staff undertake when caring for them. This handbook encompasses all aspects of perinatal loss, giving due care and attention to the many different circumstances and exploring the thoughts and feelings which are experienced when a baby dies at any gestation.' From the Foreword by Julia GrayTrade Review'The handbook is written in a concise and logical order, firstly detailing the different types of perinatal loss [...] this book will surely be a handbook worth having.' - Amanda Wagg, Journal of Health Visiting 'The authors tackle some challenging issues sensitivelt including death during labour, post mortem and what to do with the baby following death. I believe this is a valuable book that offers insight for everyone who has been touched by the experience of perinatal loss.' - Helen Bennett, Nursing Children and Young People 'The book is an excellent guide to fetal loss and a good source of reference for healthcareworkers of all disciplines. It is essential reading for anyone involved with fetal loss and is a valuable asset to any women's health department.' - Ken Hodson MRCP(UK) MRCOG Subspecialty Trainee in Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKTable of ContentsForeword. About the authors. Introduction. Types of losses. Bad and sad news. Initial grief reactions. Patient-centred care. Support for staff. Labour and delivery. When something goes wrong in labour. What to do with the baby. Tests, post-mortems and paperwork. Funeral arrangements including burial and cremation. Support for parents after the death and the longer lasting effects of grief. The next pregnancy. Training. Index.

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Book SynopsisRationalization is concerned with making the most effective use of the resources available. In many places where this process is taking place it is plagued with public opposition and misunderstanding. Hitherto rationalization in the acute care sector has primarily been concerned with closing sites closing beds moving beds between services and moving beds from one site to another. This book discusses the need for rationalization in the context of health service reforms and future strategy. It considers recent changes in the health service the case for rationalization health care needs the role of public relations the future of the acute care hospital site and facilities appraisal and the costs of rationalization. The text is essential reading for managers and clinicians involved in acute care services non-executive members of boards and trusts and students of health services management.Table of ContentsThe importance of birthweight. Birthweight and health in childhood. Birthweight and health in adulthood. The public health importance of birthweight. The determinants of birthweight. Biomedical determinants of birthweight. Making sense of the evidence: modelling biopsychosocial pathways to birthweight. Implications for promotion of optional birthweight, research and policy. Approaches to promoting optimal birthweight. Implications of the biopsychosocial model for research, clinical practice and health policy.

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Book SynopsisWhile medical science has made great progress in the area of neonatology, this is the first time that such an intense study has been made of the mother's and father's internal world during the first four months of their baby's life. It also explains the baby's situation and the effects on staff. Most important are the implications of handling the parents of premature infants in a way that will counter the trauma they have suffered and give their child a better start in life.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Prematurity and the Dynamics of Pregnancy. Prematurity and the Dynamics of Birth. Mothers of Full-term Infants. Fathers of Full-term Infants. Narrative of a Mother of a Premature Infant. The Premature Infant in the Mind of the Mother. A Couple with a Premature Infant from an Attachment Perspective. A Snapshot - A Father's Reaction to Prematurity. Narrative of a Father of a Premature Infant. An Intergenerational Family Perspective. A Migrant Couple with a Premature Infant. Two Mothers without Mothers. "That Big Glass Barrier": Exploring the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit . "Whose baby is It?". The Experience of Early Infancy for the Premature Infant. Infants and their Families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Social Work in the Neonatal Intensive Care Environment. The Space between Life and Death. The Trauma of Prematurity: The Impact on the Parents.

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Book SynopsisClinics in Developmental Medicine No. 190 Fourth edition of the most comprehensive examination of newborn behavior available Well established and used globally as a research instrument and in clinical practice Case studies from a range of disciplines and settings enrich this edition New administration guidelines and refined scoring criteria for researchers and clinicians The Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) is the most comprehensive examination of newborn behaviour available today and has been used in clinical and research settings around the world for more than 35 years. The scale assesses the newborn's behavioral repertoire with 28 behavioral items and also includes an assessment of the infant's neurological status on 20 items. The NBAS items cover the following domains of neonatal functioning: autonomic regulation; motor organization; state organization and regulation and attention/social interaction. The first part of this new edition book describes in detail the procedures involved in administering and scoring the NBAS. This is followed by chapters setting the assessment in the context of psychological influences around birth, the relationship between the examiner, infant and parents, and what we know about newborn motor behaviour. After a chapter on the use of the NBAS in research settings, the final part comprises descriptions by professionals around the world of its use in clinical practice. Since the time it was first published, the NBAS has been used in hundreds of studies to examine the effects of a wide range of pre- and perinatal variables. This new edition therefore contains an updated review of research using the NBAS. Because the NBAS is being used increasingly as a way of promoting a positive relationship between parent and child, the new edition also includes new guidelines for clinicians. New guidelines and numerous refinements in the administration and scoring have now been added, and a section describing advances in our understanding of motor behaviour has been added. Finally, new chapters present the uses of the NBAS in a range of contexts around the world, highlighting the wide range of research and clinical applications of the NBAS. Readership: Paediatricians, neonatologists, all those involved in the examination of the newborn infant including, for example, nurses, psychologists, infancy specialists, lactation consultants, home visitors, occupational therapists, physical therapists, early intervention specialists, social workers and other allied health professionals (all of whom attend NBAS training courses)Table of ContentsContributors vii Foreword ix Martin Bax 1. Introduction 1 T. Berry Brazelton 2. Standard administration of the NBAS 7 3. Manual for scoring the NBAS Items 41 4. Research Uses for the NBAS 67 5. Clinical Uses of the NBAS 84 I. Introduction 84 II. The Combined Physical and Behavioral Neonatal Examination: A Parent-Centered Approach to Pediatric Care 92 Constance Helen Keefer III. A Model for Intergrating the NBAS into Nursing Practice 102 Donna J. Karl, Judy A. Beal and Patricia N. Rissmiller IV. Using the NBAS with Families: A Psychotherapeutic Approach 108 Hanne Munck V. Family Administered Neonatal Activities (FANA) 111 Ida Anne Cardone and Linda Gilkerson VI. Parents' Perceptions as Guides for Conducting NBAS Clinical Sessions 117 Dieter Wolke VII. Using the NBAS with High-Risk Infants 126 Jean Gardner Cole Appendices 123 1. NBAS Scoring Form 133 2. Mother and Baby Scales (MBAS) 135 References 138

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Book SynopsisA better understanding of neural activity and the development of cortical connections and networks is an important requirement for evaluating the cause and treatment of neonatal seizures. There have been many advances in the management of neonatal seizures such as increased use of EEGs, therapeutic hypothermia for HIE and exome sequencing, to name a few. Neonatal Seizures, Current Management, Future Challenges distils what is known about these advances into one scholarly yet practical text.Table of ContentsAUTHORS' APPOINTMENTS vii FOREWORD x PREFACE xii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xiii 1. DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEONATAL CEREBRAL CORTEX 1Soumya Ghosh 2. THE ROLE OF THE VIDEO EEG IN NEONATES WITH SEIZURES 12Lakshmi Nagarajan and Soumya Ghosh 3. RECORDING A VIDEO-EEG STUDY IN A NEONATE 30Linda Palumbo and Lakshmi Nagarajan 4. THE ROLE OF AMPLITUDE-INTEGRATED EEG IN THE MANAGEMENT OF NEONATAL SEIZURES 40Lena Hellström-Westas, Ingmar Rosén and Linda S. de Vries 5. ADVANCES IN NEUROPHYSIOLOGY AND NEONATAL SEIZURES: AUTOMATED SEIZURE DETECTION 56Nathan J. Stevenson and Geraldine B. Boylan 6. NEUROIMAGING IN NEONATAL SEIZURES 76Camilo Jaimes, Christos Papadelis and P. Ellen Grant 7. NEONATAL EPILEPSIES AND EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHIES 100Maria Roberta Cilio 8. CLINICAL APPROACH TO A NEONATE WITH SEIZURES 114Shripada Rao, Barry Lewis, Soumya Ghosh and Lakshmi Nagarajan 9. TREATMENT OF NEONATAL SEIZURES 128Lakshmi Nagarajan 10. PREDICTORS OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME IN INFANTS WITH NEONATAL SEIZURES 146Lakshmi Nagarajan, Andrea Poretti, Thierry A G M Huisman and Soumya Ghosh 11. NEURODEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES OF NEONATES WITH SEIZURES 163Jarred Garfinkle and Michael I Shevell 12. NEUROPROTECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR NEONATES WITH SEIZURES 172Shilpa D. Kadam, Xiaohe Yu and Michael V. Johnston INDEX 193

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