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Preterm birth is a major challenge in perinatal health care. Most perinatal deaths occur in preterm infants, and preterm birth is an important risk factor for neurological damage, including cerebral palsy. This ABC covers all the latest information on this complex and multidisciplinary area from obstetric issues to immediate care of preterm...

A Practical Guide to Specialist Nurse ManagementThis is a practical book for nurses on the management of patients with chronic cardiac disease. With the number of patients who have survived a heart attack but need continuous monitoring increasing, the role of nurse specialists is becoming ever more important. This book provides the necessary...

This is the first text to systematically review the evidence for obstetric anesthesia and analgesia.Evidence-based practice is now being embraced worldwide as a requirement for all clinicians; in the everyday use of anesthesia and analgesia for childbirth, anesthetists will find this synthesis of the best evidence an invaluable resource to inform...

A Practical GuideCongenital heart disease with its worldwide incidence of 1% is the most common inborn defect. Increasingly, patients are living into adulthood, with ongoing congenital heart and other medical needs. Sadly, only a small minority have specialist follow-up. However, all patients see their family doctor and may also seek advice from...

This thoroughly revised edition of Prescribing in Pregnancy is a practical and authoritative guide for all doctors who prescribe for pregnant women.Covering both the prescribing of drugs for common conditions in pregnant women and the effect of different drugs on pregnancy, the fourth edition now also features:strengthened evidence for the...

Drug Use in Pregnancy and the First Year of LifeNow in its sixth edition, the Neonatal Formulary continues to provide advice on the safe use of drugs commonly given to babies during labor, delivery and the first month of life. In addition to the 230 monographs featured in the previous edition, 6 new drugs were added and all references have been...