Examination of the Newborn

A Practical Guide

Helen Baston, Heather Durward (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

2025 | 4th edition
Routledge (Verlag)
9781032667829 (ISBN)

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Newborn babies are examined at around 6 to 72 hours after their birth to rule out major congenital abnormalities and reassure the parents that their baby is healthy. This practical text is a step-by-step guide for all practitioners who undertake this clinical examination.

Examination of the Newborn encourages the reader to view each mother and baby as unique, taking into account their experiences preconceptually, antenatally and through childbirth. The text covers:

the role of the first examination as a screening tool
normal fetal development
parents’ concerns and how to respond to them
the impact of antenatal diagnostic screening
the events of labour and birth
the clinical examination of the neonate
the identification and management of congenital abnormalities
accountability and legal issues.

This new edition is thoroughly revised throughout to meet current Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), General Medical Council (GMC) and National Screening Committee standards. It reflects the new standards and key performance indicators from NHS England (2024). Case scenarios, model answers, questions and further reading help the reader to apply the content to their own practice.

This textbook is particularly valuable for midwives and nurses undertaking Examination of the Newborn modules as well as a useful reference work for those already performing this role. It provides midwives and other practitioners involved in neonatal examination with a comprehensive guide to the holistic examination of the newborn infant.

Helen Baston, formerly a Consultant Midwife: Public Health at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK, Honorary Lecturer/Researcher at the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Heather Durward is Associate Specialist in Paediatrics at Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust, UK, and an international instructor teaching on a range of programmes for the UK and European Resuscitation Councils.

List of illustrations

Preface to the third edition

Acknowledgements

1 Examination of the newborn: where are we now?

2 In the beginning

3 Fetal development: influential factors

4 Assessment of fetal well-being

5 Risks to the fetus during childbirth

6 Neonatal examination

7 Abnormal findings and congenital abnormalities

8 Accountability and effective care

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	05.02.2025
Zusatzinfo	26 Tables, black and white; 54 Line drawings, black and white; 54 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 246 mm
Gewicht	700 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Hebamme / Entbindungspfleger
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Kinderkrankenpflege
ISBN-13	9781032667829 / 9781032667829
Zustand	Neuware