ABC of the First Year, 6th Edition

Preface to the Sixth Edition vi

Foreword to the First Edition vii

Acknowledgements viii

1 Prenatal Assessment 1

2 Resuscitation of the Newborn 5

3 Infants of Low Birthweight 12

4 Breathing Diffi culties in the Newborn 16

5 Birth Trauma 22

6 Some Congenital Abnormalities 25

7 Routine Examination of the Newborn 28

8 Dislocated and Dislocatable Hip in the Newborn 39

9 Infection in the Newborn 43

10 Jaundice in the Newborn 50

11 Convulsions in the Newborn 54

12 Vomiting 57

13 Diarrhoea 61

14 Mother–Infant Attachment 64

15 Growth and Growth Charts 68

16 Feeding and Feeding Problems 73

17 Failure to Thrive 78

18 Weaning 82

19 Review at Six Weeks 87

20 Review at Eight Months 94

21 Respiratory Infections in the Older Infant 97

22 Fever in the Older Infant 105

23 Convulsions in the Older Infant 109

24 Crying Babies and Sleep Problems 114

25 Non-accidental Injury 120

26 Selected Drugs 121

Index 123