The prenate and neonate : an illustrated guide to the transition to extrauterine life / Gian Carlo Di Renzo and Umberto Simeoni
Published
Abingdon, UK : Informa Healthcare ; Boca Raton, FL : Distributed by Taylor & Francis ; Andover, UK : Distributed in the rest of the world by Thomson Publishing Services, 2006
Section I: The Prenate -- The Path -- Pathophysiology of labor -- The Placenta -- Mechanisms of normal labor in cephalic presentation -- Breech presentation and delivery -- Episiotomy -- Shoulder dystocia -- Vacuum extraction -- Forceps delivery -- Cesarean section -- Hypoxia and intrapartum fetal surveillance -- Section II: The Neonate -- Introducation -- Physiology of transition -- Postnatal care
Summary
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. This atlas provides a visual guide to the correct diagnosis of the newborn
Bibliography
Includes bibliograhical references (pages 117-121) and index
