{"product_id":"abc-of-the-first-year-isbn-9781405180375","title":"ABC of the First Year","description":"This well-established book gives clear guidance on normal development and how to diagnose and manage illness in newborn infants and babies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The sixth edition of the ABC of the First Year has been fully revised and updated to reflect the introduction of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines, the reduction in universal screening and the increasing care of the newborn provided by family practitioners and midwives. There are new sections on the recognition and prevention of obesity, which is an increasing problem. The reduction in universal screening has resulted in parents requesting advice about their child's development at a variety of ages. A Development Chart shows the age-related normal range in different abilities and activities and will enable family doctors, at a glance, to determine whether a parent should be reassured that an infant is normal or needs further assessment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The inclusion of useful links and addresses of resources and organisations helps make the new edition of the ABC of the First Year an invaluable resource for GPs, midwives, paediatric nurses, health visitors and medical students, and an ideal companion to Bernard Valman's ABC of One to Seven. \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Sixth Edition vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword to the First Edition vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Prenatal Assessment 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Resuscitation of the Newborn 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Infants of Low Birthweight 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Breathing Diffi culties in the Newborn 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Birth Trauma 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Some Congenital Abnormalities 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Routine Examination of the Newborn 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Dislocated and Dislocatable Hip in the Newborn 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Infection in the Newborn 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Jaundice in the Newborn 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Convulsions in the Newborn 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Vomiting 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Diarrhoea 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Mother–Infant Attachment 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Growth and Growth Charts 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Feeding and Feeding Problems 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Failure to Thrive 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Weaning 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Review at Six Weeks 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Review at Eight Months 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Respiratory Infections in the Older Infant 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Fever in the Older Infant 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Convulsions in the Older Infant 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Crying Babies and Sleep Problems 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Non-accidental Injury 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Selected Drugs 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 123\u003c\/p\u003e  \"A concise and illustrated text of assessment, diagnosis and approaches to healthy and diseased babies. For medical students and  nurses.\" (\u003ci\u003ePediatric Endocrinology Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2010)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \"The structure of the book is reader-friendly with clear objectives for each chapter and summary boxes enabling the reader to navigate very easily and have quick access to the needed information. The figures and diagrams are clear, optimal and appropriate to the contents. They are very illustrative and many of them could be used when counseling or giving explanations to parents.\" (\u003ci\u003eSQU Medical Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2010)“This well-established book gives clear guidance on normal development and how to diagnose and manage illness in newborn infants and babies.” (\u003ci\u003eDoody's Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, June 2009) \u003cb\u003eBernard Valman\u003c\/b\u003e, Consultant Paediatrician, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoslyn Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e, Consultant Paediatrician, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK\u003c\/p\u003e  This well-established book gives clear guidance on normal development and how to diagnose and manage illness in newborn infants and babies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe sixth edition of the \u003ci\u003eABC of the First Year\u003c\/i\u003e has been fully revised and updated to reflect the introduction of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines, the reduction in universal screening and the increasing care of the newborn provided by family practitioners and midwives. 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