This fourth edition of this popular resource features step-by-step skill instruction and practice-focused exercises covering maternal and fetal evaluation and immediate newborn care. Developed by a distinguished editorial board, the Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP) is a comprehensive, self-paced education program in 4 volumes. This book features 8 units on complex neonatal therapies, including 2 new units on neonatal encephalopathy and the ethical issues surrounding perinatology, especially when caring for fetuses of periviable gestational ages. TOPICS INCLUDE Direct blood pressure measurement Exchange, reduction, and direct transfusions Continuous positive airway pressure Assisted ventilation with mechanical ventilators Surfactant therapy Therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy Continuing care for at-risk babies Biomedical ethics and perinatology

New 2nd edition features step-by-step skill instruction, and practice-focused exercises. Developed by a distinguished editorial board, the Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP) is a comprehensive, self-paced education program in four volumes.

Step-by-step skill instruction, and practice-focused exercises. Developed by the University of Virginia and leading perinatal medicine experts, the Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP) is a comprehensive, self-paced education program in four volumes. Now published by the AAP, the PCEP workbooks have been brought up-to-date with leading-edge procedures and techniques. The revised volumes are filled with clear explanations, step-by-step skill instruction, and practice-focused exercises. They offer time- saving, low-cost solutions for self-paced learning or as adjucts to instructor-led skills training. Testimonial: 5 Star Review! PCEP offers a unique course in perinatal care and there is no comparable published material. The books are easy to read and each section is well organized as a self-contained unit. Doody's Review.

Revison of work developed in 1978 at the University of Virginia under contract from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

"This popular resource features step-by-step skill instruction, and practice-focused exercises covering maternal and fetal evaluaton and immediate newborn care. The PCEP workbooks feature leading-edge procedures and techniques, and are filled with clear explanations, step-by-step skill instruction, and practice-focused exercises. Book I features 8 units covering obstetric evaluation and Neonatal Resuscitation Program® information and skills, as well as units on thermal care and neonatal hypoglycemia." --Publisher's website.

Now published by the AAP, the PCEP workbooks have been brought up-to-date with leading-edge procedures and techniques. The volumes are filled with clear explanations, step-by-step skill instruction, and practice-focused exercises. They offer time-saving, low-cost solutions for self-paced learning or as adjuncts to instructor-led skills training. 5 Star Review! "PCEP offers a unique course in perinatal care and there is no comparable published material. The books are easy to read and each section is well organized as a self-contained unit." Doody's Review Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP) -- Maternal and Fetal Set (2-book set) John Kattwinkel, MD; Lynn J. Cook, RNC, MPH; Hallam Hurt, MD; George A. Nowacek, PhD; Jerry G. Short, PhD; Warren M. Crosby, MD Earn Up To 51 CME credit hours or nursing contact hours! Focusing on care for pregnant women, the Maternal and Fetal Set includes 2 publications: Maternal and Fetal Evaluation and Immediate Newborn Care (Book I) and Maternal and Fetal Care (Book II) Developed by the University of Virginia and leading perinatal medicine experts, the Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP) is a comprehensive, self-paced education program in four volumes. Now published by the AAP, the PCEP workbooks have been brought up-to-date with leading-edge procedures and techniques. The revised volumes are filled with clear explanations, step-by-step skill instruction, and practice-focused exercises. They offer time- saving, low-cost solutions for self-paced learning or as adjuncts to instructor-led skills training. For more information about the Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP) and how to earn continuing education credit, visit www.pcep.org.