Main description:

This fourth edition of this popular resource features step-by-step skill instruction and practice-focused exercises covering maternal and fetal evaluation and immediate newborn care. Developed by a distinguished editorial board, the Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP) is a comprehensive, self-paced education program in 4 volumes.

This book features 8 units on complex neonatal therapies, including 2 new units on neonatal encephalopathy and the ethical issues surrounding perinatology, especially when caring for fetuses of periviable gestational ages.

TOPICS INCLUDE

Direct blood pressure measurement
Exchange, reduction, and direct transfusions
Continuous positive airway pressure
Assisted ventilation with mechanical ventilators
Surfactant therapy
Therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
Continuing care for at-risk babies
Biomedical ethics and perinatology

Contents:

Unit 1: Direct Blood Pressure Measurement
Skill Unit: Transducer Blood Pressure Monitoring
Unit 2: Exchange, Reduction, and Direct Transfusions
Skill Unit: Exchange Transfusions
Unit 3: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Skill Unit: Delivery of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Unit 4: Assisted Ventilation With Mechanical Ventilators
Skill Unit: Endotracheal Tubes
Unit 5: Surfactant Therapy
Skill Unit: Surfactant Administration
Unit 6: Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Skill Unit: Passive Cooling
Unit 7: Continuing Care for At-Risk Babies
Unit 8: Biomedical Ethics and Perinatology
Pretest Answer Key
Glossary
Index