Guidelines for Perinatal Care, 7E- AAP [PDF] [StormRG]

TITLE/EDITIONGuidelines for Perinatal Care (Guidelines for Perinatal Care (AAP/ACOG))
Author: AAP Committee on Fetus and Newborn (Author), ACOG Committee on Obstetric Practice (Author), Laura E. Riley MD FACOG (Editor), Ann R. Stark MD FAAP (Editor), Sarah J. Kilpatrick MD PhD FACOG (Editor), Lu-Ann Papile MD FAAP (Editor)
Series: Guidelines for Perinatal Care (AAP/ACOG)
Paperback: 580 pages
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics; Seventh Edition edition (October 29, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 158110734X
ISBN-13: 978-1581107340
Format: Retail PDF
NOTE: this is the standalone ebook and may not include access codes that come packaged with the bound book

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The gold-standard guide from the AAP and ACOG â€” 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:

Evidence-based recommendations for safe, effective diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in both maternal-fetal medicine and neonatology
Evidence-based recommendations for optimizing regional perinatal care systems
Expanded coverage on prenatal care of women with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Updates guidelines on immunization, nutrition, diet, weight gain, and the prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease
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