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The Prenate and Neonate: An Illustrated Guide to the Transition to Extrauterine Life book cover

1st Edition

The Prenate and Neonate An Illustrated Guide to the Transition to Extrauterine Life

By Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Umberto Simeoni Copyright 2006
136 Pages 100 Color & 30 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

At the moment of birth, the obstetrician is presented with a wide range of visual signs and symptoms in the neonate that may be entirely normal or that may indicate the presence of some underlying condition or disease. Being able to recognize these at an early stage is often particularly important for their successful management. This exceptionally illustrated atlas, authored by the President of... Read more

Prenatal Section  1. The Path  2. Pathophysiology of Labor  3. The Placenta  4. Mechanisms of Normal Labor in Cephalic Presentation  5. Breech Presentation and Delivery  6. Episiotomy  7. Shoulder Dystocia  8. Vacuum Extraction  9. Forceps Delivery  10. Caesarean Section  11. Hypoxia and Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring  12. Techniques of Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance: Cardiotocography, Pulse Oximetry, ST Waveform Analysis of the Fetal Electrocardiogram  13. External fetal heart rate  14. References  Neonatal Section  1. Introduction  2. Respiratory and Circulatory Functions: Respiratory system, Pulmonary Arterial Circulation,  Systemic Hemodynamics  3. Metabolic Regulations  4. Gut and Liver Function  5. Renal and Fluid Electrolytes  6. Postnatal care  7. References  Index

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Gian Carlo Di Renzo

"…a nice atlas with very good illustrations and historic pictures. The authors have tried to combine very scientific material with the clinical aspects of transition to extrauterine life….I enjoyed the historical aspects and I think the clinical sections would be quite interesting and informative for the lay public."
-Doody's Reviews
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