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Newborn Care Manual

Contents

Editor-in-chief: Prof D L Woods

Editor of the Newborn Care Manual: Prof D L Woods

Members of the Editorial Board: Dr D H Greenfield, Ms H H Louw, Prof G B Theron, Prof H A van Coeverden de Groot, Prof D L Woods

Unit 16: Neonatal asphyxia and resuscitation - Objectives
Introduction to neonatal asphyxia	Section 1-2
Apgar scoring	Section 3-5
Resuscitation	Section 6-11
Preventing meconium aspiration	Section 12-15
Post resuscitation care	Section 16-18
Hypoxic organ damage	Section 19-23
Unit 17: Assessing gestational age and size at birth - Objectives
Gestational age	Section 1-4
Preterm and post term problems	Section 5-6
Assessing size at birth	Section 7-9
Weight for gestational age	Section 10-21
Unit 18: Routine care of normal infants - Objectives
Normal infant care	Section 1-25
Common problems	Section 26-39
Discharging normal infants	Section 40-42
Unit 19: Feeding normal infants - Objectives
Nutritional needs	Section 1-2
Breast feeding	Section 3-22
Breast feeding problems	Section 23-30
Formula feeding	Section 31-34
Supplements and solids	Section 35-36
Suppressing breast milk	Section 37
Baby Friendly Hospital initiative	Section 38-39
Unit 20: Care of high risk and sick infants - Objectives
Classification of risk	Section 1-5
Sick infants	Section 6-16
Observations and records	Section 17-21
Managing shock	Section 22-25
Managing fits	Section 26-28
Managing acidosis	Section 29-34
Unit 21: Feeding high risk and sick infants - Objectives
Fluid requirements	Section 1-11
Intravenous fluids	Section 12-16
Milk feeds	Section 17-25
Supplements for preterm infants	Section 26
Vomiting	Section 27-30
Unit 22: Temperature control and hypothermia - Objectives
Measuring temperature	Section 1
Temperature control	Section 2-7
Hypothermia	Section 8-16
Pyrexia	Section 17
Unit 23: Glucose control and hypoglycaemia - Objectives
Measuring blood glucose concentration	Section 1-3
Hypoglycaemia	Section 4-16
Hyperglycaemia	Section 17-20
Unit 24: Jaundice, anaemia and polycythaemia - Objectives
Assessment of jaundice	Section 1-4
Excretion of bilirubin	Section 5-7
Causes of jaundice	Section 8-12
Haemolytic disease	Section 13-19
Dangers of hyperbilirubinaemia	Section 20-22
Phototherapy	Section 23-29
Exchange transfusion	Section 30
Anaemia	Section 31-34
Polycythaemia	Section 35-37
Unit 25: Respiratory distress and apnoea - Objectives
Definition of RDS	Section 1
Causes of RDS	Section 2
Management of RDS	Section 3
Hyaline membrane disease	Section 4-11
Wet lung syndrome	Section 12-16
Meconium aspiration syndrome	Section 17-22
Pneumonia	Section 23
Pneumothorax	Section 24-27
Heart failure	Section 28
Patent ductus arteriosus	Section 29-30
Diagnosing causes of RDS	Section 31
Apnoea	Section 32-37
Unit 26: Oxygen therapy - Objectives
Introduction to oxygen therapy	Section 1-10
Dangers of too much oxygen	Section 11-16
Giving oxygen safely	Section 17-26
Equipment needed to provide oxygen therapy	Section 27-28
Unit 27: Infection - Objectives
Introduction to infection	Section 1-8
Conjunctivitis	Section 9-11
Umbilical cord infection	Section 12-14
Tetanus	Section 15-16
Skin infections	Section 17-18
Oral thrush	Section 19-20
Septicaemia	Section 21-24
Pneumonia	Section 25-27
Meningitis	Section 28-29
Necrotising enterocolitis	Section 30-32
Chorioamnionitis	Section 33-35
Chronic intrauterine infections	Section 36-37
Syphilis	Section 38-42
HIV and AIDS	Section 43-47
Unit 28: Trauma and bleeding - Objectives
Common trauma	Section 1-15
Bleeding	Section 16-22
Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn	Section 23-26
Differentiating maternal or infant blood	Section 27
Haemophilia	Section 28
Diagnosing the cause of bleeding	Section 29
Unit 29: Congenital abnormalities at birth - Objectives
Introduction to congenital abnormalities	Section 1-3
Common congenital abnormalities	Section 4-23
Down syndrome	Section 24-26
Fetal alcohol syndrome	Section 27
Managing parents	Section 28
Unit 30: Communication - Objectives
Introduction to communicating with parents	Section 1-2
Bonding	Section 3-6
Managing the family of a sick or dying infant	Section 7-9
Bereavement	Section 10-14
Communicating with colleagues	Section 15-18
Transferring infants	Section 19-26
Assessing perinatal care and mortality	Section 27-33
Skills workshop 16: Neonatal asphyxia and resuscitation - Objectives
Assessing the Apgar score	Section A-E
Giving mask ventilation	Section F-H
Tracheal intubation	Section I-K
Cardiac massage	Section L
Skills workshop 17: Gestational age and size at birth - Objectives
Assessing gestational age	Section A-C
Measuring weight and head circumference	Section D-E
Plotting weight and head circumference	Section F-G
Skills workshop 18: Clinical history and examination - Objectives
Taking a perinatal history	Section A-C
Physical examination	Section D-J
Completing a Road to Health card	Section K
Skills workshop 20: Clinical notes and observations - Objectives
Writing good clinical notes	Section A-M
Recording routine observations	Section N-O
Recording fluid input and output	Section P-Q
Skills workshop 21: Feeding high risk and sick infants - Objectives
Passing a nasogastric tube	Section A-C
Nasogastric feeding	Section D
Preparation of formula feds	Section E-F
Starting a peripheral intravenous infusion	Section G-K
Using a fluid controller	Section L-M
Skills workshop 22: Temperature control and hypothermia - Objectives
Telethermometer	Section A-D
Closed incubator	Section E-K
Radiant heater	Section L-N
Skills workshop 23: Glucose control and hypoglycaemia - Objectives
Measuring glucose concentrations in capillary blood	Section A-G
Inserting an umbilical vein catheter	Section H-K
Skills workshop 24: Jaundice and phototherapy - Objectives
Measuring the packed cell volume	Section A-E
Using a bilirubinometer	Section F
Use of a phototherapy unit	Section G
Skills workshop 25: Respiratory distress and apnoea - Objectives
Gastric aspirate shake test	Section A-E
Using of an apnoea monitor	Section F-H
Transillumination of the chest	Section I-J
Emergency needling of a pneumothorax	Section K
Inserting a chest drain	Section L-M
Skills workshop 26: Oxygen therapy - Objectives
Using a flow meter with humidifier	Section A
Using an air-oxygen blender	Section B
Using a venture	Section C
Using an oxygen monitor	Section D-F
Using a saturation monitor	Section G-I

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