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NEWBORN BABY, THE
V HARRISON
The sixth edition of this popular and well-established textbook offers nurses, medical students, doctors and other health professionals a method of learning neonatology.
NEW TO THIS EDITION
      978 0 70219 769 7 978 0 70219 623 2 6e 2012
416 PAGES
ZAR R548.00 ZAR R512.00
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The text recommends the latest approach to care where a gentle approach is used and the nurse is pivotal
This notes the reduction of HIV transmission from mother-to-child. Prolonged breast feeding is encouraged and several methods of breast-milk pasteurisation are described
The information on the structure and function of community perinatal services are highlighted and management issues are tailored for those who work in units with restricted funds and limited personnel
The text provides information on less common disorders and contains updated information on recent gene discoveries, particularly in musculo-skeletal and skin disorders.
    JUTA HEALTH CATALOGUE | 2018/2019
CONTENTS
• Perinatal terminology
• Intrauterine growth and gestational
age
• The physical examination
• Nursery care
• Breastfeeding
• Artificial feeding
• Disorders of maturation, growth and
development
• Infection
• Jaundice
• Congenital abnormalities
• Neurological disorders
KEY FEATURES
• Special sense organ disorders • Respiratory disorders
• Cardiovascular disorders
• Gastrointestinal disorders
• Blood disorders
• Urogenital disorders
• Skin and tissue disorders
• Metabolic and endocrine system
disorders
• Musculoskeletal disorders • Miscellaneous problems
• Drugs and dosages
• Explains a method for the thorough physical and neurological examination of the newborn and addresses the parent’s first question ‘is our baby normal?’
• Explains the importance of distinguishing the healthy newborn from the one
who is sick (for example, jaundice that occurs soon after birth differs greatly in aetiology and outlook from that which occurs later – this aspect of diagnosis is conveyed in each chapter)
• Contains numerous photographs to more fully explain various conditions.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Vincent Harrison is Emeritus Associate Professor at the School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town.
SUITABLE FOR
Undergraduate nursing and medical students in the fields of midwifery, obstetrics and gynaecology.
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