Neonatal-perinatal Medicine Diseases of the Fetus and Infant

Providing a practical view of the philosophy and technology relevant to disorders of the foetus and newly born infant, this work discusses pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of all diseases that can occur in utero and in the first weeks of infancy. This edition contains new information in its central nervous system disorders chapter on: embryology and malformation of the central nervous system; hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy; hypotonia and neuromuscular disease; and disorders of the head size and shape.