Guidelines for perinatal care
By: American Academy of Pediatrics [and] the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Contributors: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Elk Grove Village, IL; Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 580
ISBN-13: 9781934984178
Subjects: Perinatal Care; Practice Guideline; Standards
Other titles: Perinatal care
Description: The new 7th Edition gives you a single place to look for the most recent and recommendations on quality care of pregnant women, their fetuses, and their neonates. Jointly developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), this resource addresses the full spectrum of perinatal medicine from both the obstetric and pediatric standpoints. Guidelines for Perinatal Care has been revised and updated to reflect current scientific data, professional opinion, and clinical advances. Important new material in the 7th Edition includes: Evidence-based recommendations for safe, effective diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in both maternal-fetal medicine and neonatology. New information on planned home birth and underwater births. Expanded coverage on obstetric and medical complications and evidence-based recommendations to guide clinical practice. Updated recommendations on neonatal resuscitation, screening and management of hyperbilirubinemia, and neonatal drug withdrawal. New chapter on quality improvement and patient safety. Expanded coverage on neonatal intensive care unit data collection; rapid cycle improvement; and quality improvement collaboratives and much more.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Organization of perinatal health care; title: Inpatient perinatal care services; title: Quality improvement and patient safety; title: Interhospital transfer of pregnant women and neonates; title: Preconception and antenatal care; title: Intrapartum and postpartum care of mother; title: Obstetric and medical complications; title: Care of the neonate; title: Neonatal complications and management of high-risk neonates; title: Perinatal infections; title: Infection control.