This edition of the manual of neonatal care has been completely updated and extensively revised to reflect the changes in fetal, perinatal and neonatal care that have occurred since the sixth edition. Written by expert authors from the harvard program in neonatology and other major neonatology programs across the united states, the manuals outline format gives readers rapid access to large amounts of valuable information quickly. New to this edition: text covers current and practical approaches to evaluation and management of conditions encountered in the fetus and the newborn, as practiced in high volume clinical services that include contemporary prenatal and postnatal care of infants with routine, as well as complex medical and surgical problems. The book also includes the popular appendices on topics such as common nicu medication guidelines (apendix a : pg: 886), the effects of maternal drugs on the fetus and the use of maternal medications during lactation.