Guidelines For Perinatal Care

AAP Committee on Fetus and Newborn

Lemons A. James

The gold-standard guide from the AAP and ACOG — newly updated and more valuable than ever!
The new 7th Edition gives you a single place to look for the most recent and most trustworthy 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 unique 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:
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<li>Evidence-based recommendations for safe, effective diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in both maternal-fetal medicine and neonatology</li> <li>Evidence-based recommendations for optimizing regional perinatal care systems</li> <li>Expanded coverage on prenatal care of women with intellectual and developmental disabilities</li> <li>Updates guidelines on immunization, nutrition, diet, weight gain, and the prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease</li> <li>New information on planned home birth and underwater births</li> <li>Expanded coverage on obstetric and medical complications and evidence-based recommendations to guide clinical practice</li> <li>Updated recommendations on neonatal resuscitation, screening and management of hyperbilirubinemia, and neonatal drug withdrawal</li> <li>New chapter on quality improvement and patient safety</li> <li>Expanded coverage on neonatal intensive care unit data collection; rapid cycle improvement; and quality improvement collaboratives and much more</li>
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Guidelines for Perinatal Care

Medical Books

ACOG Committee on Obstetric Practice

Nursing

American Academy of Pediatrics+

The gold-standard guide from the AAP and ACOG -- newly updated and more valuable than ever! Significantly revised and updated, the new 8th edition of this bestselling manual provides the latest recommendations on quality care of pregnant women, their fetuses, and their newborn infants. Jointly developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), this unique resource addresses the full spectrum of perinatal medicine from both the obstetric and pediatric standpoints. New in the 8th editon:<ul>
<li>New section on suggested levels of maternal care from birth centers to Level IV institutions</li>
<li>New sections on screening for preterm delivery risk added to chapter on antepartum care</li>
<li>New topics covered include the timing of cord clamping, the need (or not) for bedrest, and updates in hypertension</li>
<li>Guidance regarding postpartum contraception recommendations has been expanded</li>
<li>New section on mosquito-borne illnesses (including Zika)</li>
<li>New section on infections with high-risk infection control issues</li>
<li>Updated recommendations on neonatal resuscitation, screening and management of hyperbilirubinemia, and neonatal drug withdrawal.</li>
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Medicine

<div>A joint project by The College and The American Academy of Pediatrics, this edition maintains the focus on reproductive awareness and regionally based perinatal care services with an added focus on patient safety and quality improvement. This edition provides updated information on maternal transport, definitions of levels of neonatal care, immunizations, nutrition, and planned home birth. &nbsp;</div>

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Women's Health

ACOG

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