Description
This well-established book gives clear guidance on normal development and how to diagnose and manage illness in newborn infants and babies.
The sixth edition of the ABC of the First Year has been fully revised and updated to reflect the introduction of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines, the reduction in universal screening and the increasing care of the newborn provided by family practitioners and midwives. There are new sections on the recognition and prevention of obesity, which is an increasing problem. The reduction in universal screening has resulted in parents requesting advice about their child's development at a variety of ages. A Development Chart shows the age-related normal range in different abilities and activities and will enable family doctors, at a glance, to determine whether a parent should be reassured that an infant is normal or needs further assessment.
The inclusion of useful links and addresses of resources and organisations helps make the new edition of the ABC of the First Year an invaluable resource for GPs, midwives, paediatric nurses, health visitors and medical students, and an ideal companion to Bernard Valman's ABC of One to Seven.
About the Author
Bernard Valman, Consultant Paediatrician, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK
Reviews
"A concise and illustrated text of assessment, diagnosis and approaches to healthy and diseased babies. For medical students and nurses." (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, April 2010)
"The structure of the book is reader-friendly with clear objectives for each chapter and summary boxes enabling the reader to navigate very easily and have quick access to the needed information. The figures and diagrams are clear, optimal and appropriate to the contents. They are very illustrative and many of them could be used when counseling or giving explanations to parents." (SQU Medical Journal, April 2010)"This well-established book gives clear guidance on normal development and how to diagnose and manage illness in newborn infants and babies." (Doody's Reviews, June 2009)
Book Information
ISBN 9781405180375
Author Bernard Valman
Format Paperback
Page Count 136
Imprint BMJ Books
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 274mm * 216mm * 5mm
The sixth edition of the ABC of the First Year has been fully revised and updated to reflect the introduction of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines, the reduction in universal screening and the increasing care of the newborn provided by family practitioners and midwives. There are new sections on the recognition and prevention of obesity, which is an increasing problem. The reduction in universal screening has resulted in parents requesting advice about their child's development at a variety of ages. A Development Chart shows the age-related normal range in different abilities and activities and will enable family doctors, at a glance, to determine whether a parent should be reassured that an infant is normal or needs further assessment.
The inclusion of useful links and addresses of resources and organisations helps make the new edition of the ABC of the First Year an invaluable resource for GPs, midwives, paediatric nurses, health visitors and medical students, and an ideal companion to Bernard Valman's ABC of One to Seven.
About the Author
Bernard Valman, Consultant Paediatrician, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK
Roslyn Thomas, Consultant Paediatrician, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK
Reviews
"A concise and illustrated text of assessment, diagnosis and approaches to healthy and diseased babies. For medical students and nurses." (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, April 2010)
"The structure of the book is reader-friendly with clear objectives for each chapter and summary boxes enabling the reader to navigate very easily and have quick access to the needed information. The figures and diagrams are clear, optimal and appropriate to the contents. They are very illustrative and many of them could be used when counseling or giving explanations to parents." (SQU Medical Journal, April 2010)"This well-established book gives clear guidance on normal development and how to diagnose and manage illness in newborn infants and babies." (Doody's Reviews, June 2009)
Book Information
ISBN 9781405180375
Author Bernard Valman
Format Paperback
Page Count 136
Imprint BMJ Books
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 274mm * 216mm * 5mm
