Fetal and Neonatal Physiology, 2-Volume Set

The 5^th edition is the most substantially updated and revised edition ever. In the 5 years since the last edition published, there have been thousands of publications on various aspects of development of health and disease; Fetal and Neonatal Physiology synthesizes this knowledge into definitive guidance for today's busy practitioner.

• Offers definitive guidance on how to effectively manage the many health problems seen in newborn and premature infants.
• Chapters devoted to clinical correlation help explain the implications of fetal and neonatal physiology.
• Allows you to apply the latest insights on genetic therapy, intrauterine infections, brain protection and neuroimaging, and much more.

• Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase.
This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, images, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
• Features a fantastic new 4-color design with 1,000 illustrations, 170+ chapters, and over 350 contributors.
• 16 new chapters cover such hot topics as Epigenetics; Placental Function in Intrauterine Growth Restriction; Regulation of Pulmonary Circulation; The Developing Microbiome of the Fetus and Newborn; Hereditary Contribution to Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia; Mechanistic Aspects of Phototherapy for Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia; Cerebellar Development; Pathophysiology of Neonatal Sepsis; Pathophysiology of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn; Pathophysiology of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome; Pathophysiology of Ventilator Dependent Infants; Pathophysiology of Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury; Pathophysiology of Neonatal White Matter Injury; Pathophysiology of Meningitis; Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia; and Pathophysiology of Chorioamnionitis.
• New Pathophysiology of Neonatal Diseases section highlights every process associated with a disease or injury, all in one place.
• In-depth information, combined with end-of-chapter summaries, enables deep or quick use of the text.