Download or read book CARE OF THE NEW BORN REVISED 8ED (2017) written by Meharban Singh and published by CBS Publishers & Distributors Private Limited. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first textbook of neonatology from the Indian subcontinent which has served as the most trusted resource to undergraduate and postgraduate medical students in pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology for four decades. The book has been extensively revised and updated to incorporate recent advances in the art and understanding of perinatal disorders. All the chapters have been reorganized, revised and rewritten to incorporate additional evidence-based information to make it an up-do-date and comprehensive textbook of neonatology. The book presents an harmonious blend of latest physiological basis of neonatal disorders and the current state- of-the-art information pertaining to their management through a simplified algorithmic approach. Neonatology provides the greatest scope for health preventive and promotive strategies which have been covered in depth. A number of new photographs, images, flow diagrams and tables have been included to make it more reader-friendly and comprehensive. The initiatives taken by Government of India for improving newborn care in the community have been discussed in detail. The distinctive feature and hallmark of the book is the brevity, clarity and problem-oriented approach. The book shall serve as a useful and practical manual to the pediatric and obstetric resident staff and consultants working in the medical colleges, corporate hospitals and private maternity nursing homes.