A textbook aimed at neonatal, children's nursing and midwifery students as well as neonatal practitioners. The book comprises of sixteen chapters, all of which contain illustrations and student-friendly elements. The book discusses the history of neonatal nursing and specialist units, before moving on to look at the specific nursing problems and issues which face neonatal nurses, and then places these problems and issues within a wider social, familial and cultural context. Research-based, Nursing the Neonate includes references to the most up-to-date research and practice.