Neonatology: Introduction, Epidemiology and General Concepts | Treaty of Perinatal Pediatrics

Neonatology · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

A comprehensive and systematic analysis of the fundamentals of neonatal care. From the evolution of the specialty and the statistical analysis of infant mortality, through exact somatometric classifications and the complex pathways of cardiorespiratory and metabolic transition, to the clinical bases of postnatal resuscitation and early detection screenings.

What it covers

1. General Neonatology
2. Introduction and History of Modern Neonatology
3. · 1.1 · Historical Origins and Pioneers of Neonatal Care
4. Epidemiology of Neonatal Mortality
5. · 2.1 · Global Burden and Sustainable Development Goals
6. · 2.2 · Etiology of Neonatal Mortality
7. Macroscopic Indicators of Neonatal Health
8. · 3.1 · Infant and Perinatal Mortality Rate
9. Classification and Categorization of the Newborn
10. · 4.1 · Classification by Gestational Age
11. · 4.2 · Classification by Birth Weight
12. · 4.3 · Classification by Weight for Gestational Age
13. Determination of Gestational Age
14. · 5.1 · Comparison of Clinical Methods: Capurro vs. Ballard
15. · 5.2 · Obstetric Ultrasound Evaluation as a Reference Standard
16. Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) vs. P.E.G.
17. · 6.1 · Classification of Growth Restriction
18. · 6.2 · Markers of Placental Insufficiency and Doppler Flowmetry
19. Fetal-Neonatal Cardiovascular Adaptation
20. · 7.1 · The Three Fetal-Placentary Shunts
21. Transition and Respiratory Mechanics
22. · 8.1 · Alveolar Fluid Clearance Mechanisms
23. · 8.2 · Synthesis and Function of the Pulmonary Surfactant Film
24. Thermoregulation and Brown Fat
25. · 9.1 · Mechanisms of Heat Loss in the Newborn
26. · 9.2 · Non-Shivering Thermogenesis Physiology: Brown Fat
27. Metabolic Transition and Glucose
28. · 10.1 · Physiology of the Physiological Nadir of Blood Glucose
29. Renal and Immunological Homeostasis
30. · 11.1 · Maturity of Neonatal Renal Function
31. · 11.2 · Characteristics of the Neonatal Immune System
32. The "Golden Hour" in Neonatology
33. · 12.1 · Critical Interventions in the Immediate Transition
34. Immediate Clinical Evaluation Systems: Apgar and Silverman
35. · 13.1 · The Apgar Test: Usefulness and Limitations
36. · 13.2 · The Silverman-Andersen Test: Assessment of Respiratory Distress
37. Mandatory Universal Screenings in Neonates
38. · 14.1 · Neonatal Metabolic Screening: Heel Sample
39. · 14.2 · Cardiac Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Diseases
40. · 14.3 · Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening (TANU)
41. Viability and Decisions at the Limit of Viability
42. · 15.1 · Shared Decision Making and Informed Consent
43. Critical Care Principles and Final Recommendations