Clinical Management of Mother and Newborn

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Postpartum Uterine Activity and Anesthesia

   • Gerard M. Bassell, Prasanta Chandra, Gertie F. Marx

   Pages 1-12

3. Pathophysiology and Therapy of Postpartum Complications

   • Gertie F. Marx

   Pages 13-25

4. Headache in the Postpartum Period

   • Gerard W. Ostheimer

   Pages 27-41

5. The Normal Parent-Newborn Relationship: Its Importance for the Healthy Development of the Child

   • W. Godfrey Cobliner

   Pages 43-54

6. Reflections on the Apgar Scoring System

   • J. Selwyn Crawford

   Pages 55-63

7. Clinical Neonatal Neurobehavioral Assessment: Methods and Significance

   • John W. Scanlon

   Pages 65-83

8. Effects of Obstetric Analgesia—Anesthesia on Neonatal Neurobehavior

   • Robert Hodgkinson

   Pages 85-100

9. Drug Sensitivity of the Neonate

   • Simon Halevy

   Pages 101-108

10. Pulmonary Function in the Perinatal Period

    • Emile M. Scarpelli

    Pages 109-135

11. The Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

    • Jean F. Hobbs, Arthur I. Eidelman

    Pages 137-151

12. Treatment of Neonatal Metabolic Acidosis

    • Arthur I. Eidelman, Jean F. Hobbs

    Pages 153-182

13. Respiratory Treatment of the Neonate

    • Elizabeth D. Stein

    Pages 183-198

14. Exchange Transfusion of the Newborn Infant

    • Ermelando V. Cosmi

    Pages 199-220

15. The Newborn of the Drug-Dependent Mother

    • Stephen R. Kandall

    Pages 221-240

16. Maternal and Perinatal Mortality

    • Jean Pakter, Morton A. Schiffer, Frieda Nelson

    Pages 241-264

17. Back Matter

    Pages 265-274

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The birth of a baby is the culmination of months of anticipation and plan­ ning. Most often, mother and infant are healthy and readily able to estab­ lish close contact-a bond. However, in some situations either mother or baby or both present complications. The more prompt and rational the treatment, the sooner the normal parent-infant relationship will commence. This book is devoted exclusively to the first days following birth. In its 15 chapters, postpartum and postnatal physiology and pathophy[ i:.;logy are reviewed by 18 specialists. Normal and abnormal development of mother and child is correlated with proven means of clinical management. Chapters 1 through 3 cover maternal postpartum developments and complications. Chapter 4 stresses the importance of a normal parent­ newborn relationship, a concept of increasing concern in modern society. The following ten chapters discuss neonatal physiology and pathophysi­ ology; the effects of obstetric anesthesia on infant behavior, pulmonary function measurements in the postnatal period and treatment of the sick newborn are discussed in detail. The final chapter reviews maternal and perinatal mortality; the data, based on extensive surveys in New York City, indicate that current management is effecting an overall decline in mortality.

• anesthesia
• birth
• child
• complications
• mortality
• perinatale Medizin

• Department of Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA

  Gertie F. Marx

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