Publisher's Synopsis
This updated and expanded new edition presents the latest policies and practice guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in a single reference. Designed to guide community hospital and medical center professionals involved in the care of pregnant women and their fetuses and neonates, the easy-to-use text offers a variety of information to enhance the coordination of perinatal care and services.;New and reorganized material included in the 5th Edition;New chapter specifically focused on neonates;New information on vaginal birth after cesarean delivery, HIV, newborn hearing screening, breastfeeding, and other current topics;Maternal postpartum care now combined with intrapartum careon;Maternal and newborn nutrition now treated in separate chapters
