This brand-new 2nd Edition represents a complete revision of one of the major textbooks of neonatal-perinatal medicine. Readers will find state-of-the-art management strategies for virtually every aspect of the fetus and the critically ill newborn infant. It offers a practical approach to fetal development, fetal diagnosis and monitoring, the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies, and a step-by-step approach to pulmonary and critical care techniques used on premature and sick neonates. * Includes information on the neonatal period, as well as the full perinatal period. * Discusses techniques such as, fetal echocardiography, delivery room resuscitation, imaging, neonatal bronchoscopy, high-frequency jet ventilation, liquid ventilation, endotracheal intubation, thoracentesis and chest intubation,, and much more. * Discusses diagnostic, assessment, and intervention techniques for the fetus. * Features an interdisciplinary approach to management, including neonatal nutrition * pediatric microbiology/immunology * pediatric nephrology * pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics * pediatric neurology * obstetrics and gynecology * and others.