With a strong clinical focus combined with physiology and pathophysiology, this book aims to help nurses meet the challenge of caring for critically ill newborns. The combined effort of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals in writing and editing this text should promote the team approach crucial to success in this specialized field. The book presents coverage of the child's and family's psychological needs and responses, as well as the ethical dilemmas of delivering care to severely compromised neonates. Clinically important information is highlighted in boldface type and critical information is set off in boxes and tables; organizes drug dosage and side effects into concise, easy-to-read tables; includes parent teaching sections; and incorporates updated content throughout, including three new chapters - scientific basis for clinical practice, drug withdrawal, and genetic and inborn errors of metabolism.