Roberton´s Textbook of Neonatology

The Textbook of Neonatology provides a comprehensive and readable reference to the pathophysiology, diagnosis, management and prognosis for disease in the newborn, as well as describing the care of the normal neonate. The third edition has been restructured and revised to accomodate all advances as well as the new burgeoning issues in Neonatology, notably cost and medico-legal aspects are fully addressed. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Synopsis
Care of the neonate is one of the most dynamic and rapidly changing areas of medicine, with rapid advances in the interventions available for these vulnerable patients. "Roberton's Textbook of Neonatology, 4th Edition" represents the state-of-the-art on neonatal care, providing not only detailed pathophysiology and clinical chapters on every condition of the neonate but also comprehensive chapters on the psychosocial aspects of neonatology, such as handling perinatal death and ethical and legal aspects of neonatal care. Outcome measurements are paramount in this field, and a chapter is dedicated to neurodevelopmental outcome. Contributions from Fetal Medicine experts and Obstetricians provide valuable peripheral information essential to the practice of neonatology. "Roberton's Textbook of Neonatology, 4th Edition" is the gold standard for neonatal care and will be an invaluable tool for everyone involved in the care of the neonate and its mother.