Guidelines for Perinatal Care / Edition 8

by AAP Committee on Fetus and Newborn

Overview

A joint project by The College and The American Academy of Pediatrics, this edition maintains the focus on reproductive awareness and regionally based perinatal care services with an added focus on patient safety and quality improvement. This edition provides updated information on maternal transport, definitions of levels of neonatal care, immunizations, nutrition, and planned home birth.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781934984697
Publisher:	ACOG
Publication date:	09/15/2017
Edition description:	Eighth Edition, Eighth
Pages:	692
Sales rank:	437,846
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Founded in 1951, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College) is the specialty's premier professional membership organization dedicated to the improvement of women's health.
 

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Organization of Perinatal Health Care
Chapter 2 Inpatient Perinatal Care Services
Chapter 3 Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Chapter 4 Maternal and Neonatal Interhospital Transfer
Chapter 5 Preconception Care
Chapter 6 Antepartum Care
Chapter 7 Intrapartum Care of the Mother
Chapter 8 Postpartum Care of the Mother
Chapter 9 Medical and Obstetric Complications
Chapter 10 Care of the Newborn
Chapter 11 Neonatal Complications and Management of High-Risk Infants
Chapter 12 Perinatal Infections
Chapter 13 Infection Control
Appendixes
A. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Antepartum Record and Postpartum Form
B. Early Pregnancy Risk Identification for Consultation
C. Ongoing Pregnancy Risk Identification for Consultation
D. Granting Obstetric Privileges
E. Midwifery Glossary
F. Standard Terminology for Reporting of Reproductive Health Statistics in the United States
G. Federal Requirements for Patient Screening and Transfer
H. American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statements and American College of Obstetrician and Gynecologists Committee Opinions and Practice Bulletins
I. Website Resources
Index

 

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Joseph Hageman, MD (Evanston Hospital)
Description: This is the eighth edition of a practical guide for maternal, fetal, and neonatal care prepared by the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee of the Fetus and Newborn and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. This is meant to be a "how-to" manual for review and organization of the care of the mother, fetus, and newborn. It provides guidelines for levels of care as well.
Purpose: The purpose is to describe how to organize and evaluate the care of the pregnant woman, fetus, and newborn infant in a facility setting. Guidelines are provided in chapter format and the book is meant to be a quick reference as well as a more detailed reference for administrators, clinicians (nursing, physicians, and nurse practitioners) who are responsible for organizing, monitoring, and evaluating care. This book meets these objectives and should be a first review resource.
Audience: This book is really meant for providers, administrators, and quality improvement officers as a first reference. The authors and contributors are very credible authorities/experts who provide the most current information and guidelines for care of the mother, fetus and newborn. There is also attention to a patient and family-centered approach to care.
Features: The book is organized in two major sections on maternal/fetal care and neonatal care. The chapters are presented in narrative form with appropriate tables to emphasize management. This book can be used for a quick reference to an aspect of care or approach to care or as a more detailed reference for organizational purposes. The approach is meant to be concise, practical, and clinically relevant for providers and administrators.
Assessment: I highly recommend this as a practical resource for providers and administrators who are responsible for maternal/fetal and newborn care. This is the kind of book that can be used as a quick resource to check the criteria for provision of care of a mother/fetus or newborn. It may also be used when an organizational group is interested in evaluating or reevaluating their program as well as their referral network for maternal/fetal and neonatal care.

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