Includes bibliographical references and index.

Evidence based practice / Fiona Hutchinson -- Developmentally focussed nursing care / Tilly Reid & Yvonne Freer -- Families in NICU / Sue Turrill & Liz Crathern -- Resuscitation of the newborn / Glenys Connolly (nee Boxwell) -- Management of thermal stability / Pauline Fellows -- Management of respiratory disorders / Simone Jollye & David Summers -- Management of cardiovascular disorders / Rosarie Lombard -- Neonatal brain injury / Anja Hale -- Management of haematological disorders / Katie McKenna, Jackie Dent -- Management of neonatal pain / Kaye Spence -- Fluid and electrolyte balance / Glenys Connolly (nee Boxwell) and Dee Beresford -- Nutritional management in NICU / Kate Spence -- Neonatal infection / Glenys Connolly (nee Boxwell) -- Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures / Glenys Connolly and Elizabeth Harling -- Neonatal anaesthesia / Liam Brennan, Rachel Homer, Beverley Guard -- Neonatal surgery / Anne Aspin, Stevie Boyd -- Neonatal transport / Anne Mitchell, Stevie Boyd -- Medication in the newborn / Peter Mulholl and Catherine Hall -- Bereavement in the NICU / Joan Cameron -- Ethics and neonatal nursing / Helen Frizzel (nee McBean)

A comprehensive text for experienced nurses and midwives caring for sick newborn babies. It should enable nurses to recognise, rationalize and remedy problems using both a multi-systems and an evidence-based approach.