Table Of Contents:

SECTION I - THE FIELD OF NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE

1. Growth of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine--An Historical Perspective

2. Epidemiology for Neonatologists

3. Perinatal Services

4. Medical Ethics in Neonatal Care

5. Legal Issues in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

6. Evaluating and Improving the Quality and Safety of Neonatal Intensive Care

7. Simulation in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

8. Coding and Reimbursement - Principles and Practices

9. Practicing Evidence-based Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

10. Perinatal and Neonatal Care in Developing Countries

SECTION II - THE FETUS

11. Genetic Aspects of Perinatal Disease and Prenatal Diagnosis

12. Perinatal Imaging

13. Estimation of Fetal Well-Being

14. Surgical Treatment of the Fetus

15. Adverse Exposures to the Fetus and Neonate

16. Intrauterine Growth Restriction

17. Developmental Origins of Adult Health and Disease

SECTION III - PREGNANCY DISORDERS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE FETUS

18. Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

19. Diabetes Mellitus During Pregnancy

20. Obstetric Management of Prematurity

21. Fetal Effects of Autoimmune Disease

22. Obstetric Management of Multiple Gestation and Birth

23. Postterm Pregnancy

24. Immune and Non-immune Hydrops Fetalis

25. Amniotic Fluid Volume

26. Chorioamnionitis

27. Placental Pathology

SECTION IV - THE DELIVERY ROOM

28. Anesthesia for Labor and Delivery

29. Physical Examination of the Newborn

30. Birth Injuries

31. Congenital Anomalies

SECTION V - RESUSCITATION OF THE NEWBORN

32. Overview and Initial Management of Delivery Room Resuscitation

33. Role of Positive Pressure Ventilation in Neonatal Resuscitation

34. Oxygen Therapy in Neonatal Resuscitation

35. Chest Compression, Medications, and Special Problems in Neonatal Resuscitation

SECTION VI - THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT IN NEONATAL CARE

36. The Thermal Environment of the Intensive Care Nursery

37. Sensory Environment of the Intensive Care Nursery

38. Design Considerations of the Intensive Care Nursery

SECTION VII - PROVISIONS FOR NEONATAL CARE

39. Biomedical Engineering Aspects of Neonatal Cardiorespiratory Monitoring

40. Diagnostic Imaging of the Neonate

41. Anesthesia in the Neonate

42. The Late Preterm Infant

43. Nutrient Requirements and Provision Of Nutritional Support in the Premature Neonate

44. Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Homeostasis

SECTION VIII - SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILY

45. Normal Mother-Infant Attachment

46. Attachment Challenges with Premature or Sick Infants

47. Parental Mental Health Issues

48. Care of the Long Stay Infant and Parents

SECTION IX - DEVELOPMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY

49. Principles of Drug Use in the Fetus and Neonate

50. Principles of Drug Use during Lactation

51. Pharmacokinetics in Neonatal Medicin

52. Enhancing Safe Prescribing in the NICU

53. Infants of Substance-Using Mothers

SECTION X - THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

54. Developmental Immunology

55. Postnatal Bacterial Infections

56. Fungal and Protozoal Infections of the Neonate

57. Viral Infections in the Neonate

SECTION XI - THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

58. Normal and Abnormal Brain Development

59. White Matter Damage and Encephalopathy of Prematurity

60. Intracranial Hemorrhage and Vascular Lesions in the Neonate

61. Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in the Neonate

61: Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Section B - Assessment Tools

61: Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Section C - Management

62. Seizures in Neonates

63. Hypotonia and Neuromuscular Disease in the Neonate

64. Disorders in Head Size and Shape

65. Myelomeningocele and Related Neural Tube Defects

66. Hearing Loss in the Newborn Infant

67. Assessment and Optimization of Neurobehavioral Development in Preterm Infants

68. Early Childhood Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of High-Risk Neonates

69. Role of Imaging in Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of High-Risk Neonates

SECTION XII - THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

70. Lung Development and Maturation

71. Assessment of Neonatal Pulmonary Function

72. Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the Neonate

73. Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate and Its Complications

74. Neonatal Pulmonary Disorders

75. Neonatal Apnea

76. Upper Airway Lesions in the Neonate

77. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in the Neonate

78. Therapy for Cardiorespiratory Failure in the Neonate

SECTION XIII - THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

79. Cardiac Embryology

80. Pulmonary Vascular Development

81. Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Congenital Heart Disease

82. Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease

83. Patent Ductus Arteriosus

84. Congenital Defects

85. Cardiovascular Problems of the Neonate

86. Neonatal Arrhythmias

87. Principles of Medical and Surgical Management of the Neonate

SECTION XIV - THE BLOOD AND HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM

88. Hematologic and Oncologic Problems in the Fetus and Neonate

89. Blood Component Therapy for the Neonate

SECTION XV - THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

90. Development of the Neonatal Gastrointestinal Tract

91. Gastrointestinal Reflux & Motility in the Neonate

92. Disorders of Digestion in the Neonate

93. Selected Gastrointestinal Anomalies in the Neonate

94. Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis

SECTION XVI - METABOLIC AND ENDOCRINE DISORDERS

95. Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism in the Neonate

96. Disorders of Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium Metabolism in the Neonate

97. Thyroid Disorders in the Neonate

98. Disorders of Sex Development

99. Inborn Errors of Metabolism

SECTION XVII - NEONATAL JAUNDICE AND LIVER DISEASE

100. Neonatal Jaundice and Liver Disease

SECTION XVIII - KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT

101. Kidney and Urinary Tract of the Neonate

SECTION XIX - THE SKIN

102. The Skin of the Neonate

SECTION XX - THE EYE

103. Examination and Common Problems in the Neonatal Eye

104. Retinopathy of Prematurity

SECTION XXI - NEONATAL ORTHOPEDICS

105. Musculoskeletal Disorders in Neonates

106. Bone and Joint Infections in Neonates

107. Congenital Abnormalities of the Upper and Lower Extremities and Spine

APPENDICES

Appendices: A - Therapeutic Agents

Appendices: B - Tables of Normal Values

Appendices: C - Schedule for Immunization of Preterm Infants