Rennie and Roberton's textbook of neonatology



Thoroughly revised and updated, the New Edition of this definitive text explains how to care for neonates using the very latest methods. Of diagnosis and treatment.Rennie & Roberton's Textbook of Neonatology, 5th 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. Contributions from Fetal Medicine experts and Obstetricians provide valuable peripheral information essential to the practice of neonatology.Rennie & Roberton's Textbook of Neonatology, 5th Edition is the gold standard for neonatal care and will be an invaluable tool for everyone involved in the care of the neonate. It serves as an authoritative reference for practitioners, a valuable preparation tool for neonatal certification exams, and a useful resource for the entire neonatal care team


Improved illustration program throughout -color figures, line drawings. Will facilitate quick review and enhance comprehension.

Major changes have been made to the chapters on genomics, screening,and a range of neurologic, respiratory and cardiovascular disorders including: resuscitation and ventilation, chronic lung disease, periventricular leucomalcia.This book continues to provide the user with the latest clinically relevant applications in diagnosis and management to enable user to derive appropriate differential diagnosis and management plans.

Latest advances in imaging techniques included (CT, cranial ultrasonography, MRI. There has been tremendous growth in the pace of development and refinement of imaging techniques. This book will ensure that the user if fully aware of their clinical applications.

Incorporates the latest guidelines on clinical governance (as recommended by RCPCH).Helps ensure implementation of appropriate management plans.

Selected ''key” references now included at end of each chapter. Experts carefully select the most important articles for further reading to facilitate further understanding/research
Table of contents : 

Content: Epidemiology / Alison Macfarlane & Miranda Mugford --
Organisation and Evaluation of Perinatal Care / Neil Marlow --
Outcome following Preterm Birth / Neil Marlow & Samantha Johnson --
Developmental Care / Angela Huertas-Ceballos & Gillian Kennedy --
Counselling and Support for Parents and Families / Ian A. Laing, Chinthika Piyasena & Hazel E. McHaffie --
Ethical and Legal Aspects of Neonatology / John Wyatt, Bertie Leigh & Janet M. Rennie --
Ethics / John Wyatt --
The Law / Bertie Leigh & Janet M. Rennie --
Science and the Emergence of Neonatal Medicine / Malcolm Chiswick --
Basic Genetics / Andrew Green --
Antenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Medicine / Dharmintra Pasupathy, Mark Denbow & Phillipa Kyle --
Fetal Growth, Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Small-for-Gestational-Age Babies / Imelda Balchin & Donald Peebles --
Maternal Illness in Pregnancy / David Williams & Lila Mayahi --
Obstetrics for the Neonatologist / Sukrutha Veerareddy & Maggie Blott --
Resuscitation and Transport of the Newborn / Colm O'Donnell, Colin J. Morley, Steve Kempley & Nandiran Ratnavel --
Stabilisation and Resuscitation of the Newborn / Colm O'Donnell & Colin J. Morley --
Neonatal Transport / Steve Kempley & Nandiran Ratnavel --
Examination of the Newborn / Janet M. Rennie --
Temperature Control and Disorders / Anoo Jain --
Infant Feeding / Mary Fewtrell, Sirinuch Chomtho & Alan Lucas --
New Perspectives in Neonatal Nutrition / Mary Fewtrell & Sirinuch Chomtho --
Feeding the Full-Term Baby / Mary Fewtrell & Alan Lucas --
Feeding Low-Birthweight Infants / Mary Fewtrell, Sirinuch Chomtho & Alan Lucas --
Parenteral Nutrition / Pamela Cairns --
Fluid and Electrolyte Balance / Neena Modi --
Intensive Care Monitoring and Data Handling / Care of the Normal Term Newborn Baby / Patrick H.T. Cartlidge, Divyen K. Shah & Janet M. Rennie --
Care of the Normal Small Baby and Convalescent NICU Graduate / Kate Farrer. Neonatal Complications following Diabetes in Pregnancy / Jane M. Hawdon --
Twins / Edile Murdoch & Gordon Smith --
Pharmacology Imti Choonara, John McIntyre & Sharon Conroy --
Neonatal Analgesia / Steve M. Sale, Anoo Jain & Judith Meek --
The Baby of a Substance-Abusing Mother / Cassie Lawn & Neil Aiton --
Pulmonary Disease of the Newborn / Anne Greenough, Anthony D. Milner, Simon Hannam, Grenville F. Fox, Carmen Turowski, Mark Davenport & Gavin Morrison --
Physiology / Anne Greenough & Anthony D. Milner --
Acute Respiratory Disease / Anne Greenough & Anthony D. Milner --
Chronic Lung Disease / Anne Greenough & Anthony D. Milner --
Apnoea and Bradycardia / Simon Hannam --
Malformations of the Lower Respiratory Tract / Grenville F. Fox --
Diaphragmatic Hernia / Carmen Turowski & Mark Davenport --
Airway Problems / Gavin Morrison --
Cardiovascular Disease / Robert W.M. Yates --
Gastroenterology / N. Kevin Ives, Giorgina Mieli-Vergani, Nedim Hadzic, Simon Newell, Ian Sugarman, Mark D. Stringer & Alistair G. Smyth --
Neonatal Jaundice / N. Kevin Ives --
Liver Disease / Giorgina Mieli-Vergani & Nedim Hadzic --
Gastrointestinal Disorders / Simon Bewell --
Congenital Defects and Surgical Problems / Ian Sugarman, Mark D. Stringer & Alistair G. Smyth --
Haematology / Irene A.G. Roberts & Neil A. Murray --
Malformation Syndromes / Oana Caluseriu & William Reardon --
Neonatal Dermatology / Maureen Rogers --
Ophthalmology / Brian Fleck --
Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders / Jane Hawdon, Tim Cheetham, Daniel J. Schenk, Simon A. Jones, James E. Wraith & Nick Bishop --
Disorders of Metabolic Homeostasis in the Neonate / Jane Hawdon --
Endocrine Disorders / Tim Cheetham & Daniel J. Schenk. Inborn Errors of Metabolism in the Neonate / Simon A. Jones & James E. Wraith --
Metabolic Bone Disease / Nick Bishop --
Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract / Neena Modi, Naima Smeulders & Duncan T. Wilcox --
Renal Function and Renal Disease in the Newborn / Neena Modi --
Urology / Naima Smeulders & Duncan T. Wilcox --
Neonatal Malignancy / Roger D. Palmer & Denise M. Williams --
Orthopaedic Problems in the Neonate / Christopher J. Dare & N.M.P. Clarke --
Neonatal Gynaecology / D. Keith Edmonds --
Neonatal Infection / Andrew J. Cant, Andrew R. Gennery, Alison Bedford Russell & David Isaacs --
Immunodeficiency / Andrew J. Cant & Andrew R. Gennery --
Infection in the Newborn / Alison Bedford Russell & David Isaacs --
Neurological Problems in the Newborn / Janet M. Rennie, Angela Huertas-Ceballos, Geraldine Boylan, Divyen K. Shah, Nicola J. Robertson, Floris Groenendaal, Leigh E. Dyet, Peter G. Barth, Adnan Y. Manzur, Stephanie A. Robb, Francesco Muntoni & Cornelia Hagmann --
Examination of the Nervous System / Janet M. Rennie & Angela Huertas-Ceballos --
Neonatal Seizures / Geraldine Boylan & Janet M. Rennie --
Intracranial Haemorrhage and Perinatal Stroke (Arterial and Venous) at Term / Divyen K. Shah & Janet M. Rennie --
Hypoxic-Ischaemic Brain Injury / Nicola J. Robertson & Floris Groenendaal --
Preterm Brain Injury / Leigh E. Dyet & Janet M. Rennie --
Hereditary and Degenerative Central Nervous System Disease / Peter G. Barth --
Muscle Disease in the Newborn / Adnan Y. Manzur, Stephanie A. Robb & Francesco Muntoni --
Central Nervous System Malformations / Cornelia Hagmann & Janet M. Rennie --
The Perinatal Postmortem Examination / Martin A Weber, Sudhin Thayyil & Neil J. Sebire --
The Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory / Ruth M. Ayling --
Neonatal Imaging / Paul Humphries --
Procedures and Iatrogenic Disorders / Sian Harding. Appendices: Haematological Values in the Newborn ; Coagulation Values in Term and Preterm Infants ; Normal Ranges for Commonly Assessed ECG Values in the Newborn ; Normal Values for Neonatal Blood Pressure ; UK-WHO Chart Source Data ; Neonatal Biochemical Reference Ranges ; Normal Blood Gas Values ; Normal Cerebrospinal Fluid Values ; Oxyhaemaglobin Dissociation Curve ; The Siggard-Andersen Nomogram.