Description
Book SynopsisThis well-established book gives clear guidance on normal development and how to diagnose and manage illness in newborn infants and babies.
The sixth edition of the ABC of the First Year has been fully revised and updated to reflect the introduction of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines, the reduction in universal screening and the increasing care of the newborn provided by family practitioners and midwives. There are new sections on the recognition and prevention of obesity, which is an increasing problem. The reduction in universal screening has resulted in parents requesting advice about their child''s development at a variety of ages. A Development Chart shows the age-related normal range in different abilities and activities and will enable family doctors, at a glance, to determine whether a parent should be reassured that an infant is normal or needs further assessment.
The inclusion of useful links and addresses of resources
Trade Review"A concise and illustrated text of assessment, diagnosis and approaches to healthy and diseased babies. For medical students and nurses." (
Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, April 2010)
"The structure of the book is reader-friendly with clear objectives for each chapter and summary boxes enabling the reader to navigate very easily and have quick access to the needed information. The figures and diagrams are clear, optimal and appropriate to the contents. They are very illustrative and many of them could be used when counseling or giving explanations to parents." (
SQU Medical Journal, April 2010)“This well-established book gives clear guidance on normal development and how to diagnose and manage illness in newborn infants and babies.” (
Doody's Reviews, June 2009)
Table of ContentsPreface to the Sixth Edition vi
Foreword to the First Edition vii
Acknowledgements viii
1 Prenatal Assessment 1
2 Resuscitation of the Newborn 5
3 Infants of Low Birthweight 12
4 Breathing Diffi culties in the Newborn 16
5 Birth Trauma 22
6 Some Congenital Abnormalities 25
7 Routine Examination of the Newborn 28
8 Dislocated and Dislocatable Hip in the Newborn 39
9 Infection in the Newborn 43
10 Jaundice in the Newborn 50
11 Convulsions in the Newborn 54
12 Vomiting 57
13 Diarrhoea 61
14 Mother–Infant Attachment 64
15 Growth and Growth Charts 68
16 Feeding and Feeding Problems 73
17 Failure to Thrive 78
18 Weaning 82
19 Review at Six Weeks 87
20 Review at Eight Months 94
21 Respiratory Infections in the Older Infant 97
22 Fever in the Older Infant 105
23 Convulsions in the Older Infant 109
24 Crying Babies and Sleep Problems 114
25 Non-accidental Injury 120
26 Selected Drugs 121
Index 123
