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Topic Index - High-Risk Pregnancy

High-Risk Newborn Home

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Assessments of Newborn Babies

Caring for Babies in the NICU

Warmth and Temperature Regulation

Nutrition and Fluids

Testing and Lab Procedures

Intravenous (IV) Line and Tubes

Procedures and Equipment

Special Care

Common Conditions and Complications

Prematurity

Very Low Birthweight

Low Birthweight

Small for Gestational Age

Large for Gestational Age

Postmaturity

Infant of Diabetic Mother

Respiratory Disorders

The Respiratory System in Babies

Hyaline Membrane Disease / Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Pneumothorax

Chronic Lung Disease

Meconium Aspiration

Apnea of Prematurity

Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn

Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension

Disorders of the Brain and Nervous System

Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Periventricular Leukomalacia

Blood Disorders

Overview of Blood

Blood Types in Pregnancy

Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn

Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding (Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn)

Hyperbilirubinemia and Jaundice

Blood Glucose - Hypoglycemia

Hypocalcemia

Polycythemia

Thrombocytopenia

Hydrops Fetalis

Heart Disorders

Blood Circulation in the Fetus and Newborn

Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)

Congenital Heart Disease

Digestive Disorders

Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER)

Infection in Babies

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Group B Streptococcus

Sepsis

Substance Exposure and Babies

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

Birth Injury

Birth Defects