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The NNF (National Neonatology Forum) Clinical Protocols in Perinatology is a practical and composite book for the diverse health professionals taking care of mothers'fetuses and neonates. The book is a testimony to the perinatal approach which should be followed to achieve better outcome of the mother and baby dyad. This book comprised of 7 sections that include fetal well-being, fetal disorder, maternal medical illness and fetal effects, obstetric conditions and fetal/neonatal effects, congenital infections, delivery room management, and miscellaneous, which are further divided into 51 chapters. All the topics included are felt needs and faced in day-to-day life. The chapters are written in a lucid and user-friendly way. Each chapter starts with introduction and objectives and ends with chapter at a glance and key points. All topics are written by obstetricians and neonatologists to give holistic picture of the available knowledge. Important references are listed at the end for those who want to have more information on the topic. This book also included tables, figures, boxes and flowcharts in order to make the reading easy. The contents of this book will help postgraduates, practicing obstetricians, pediatricians and neonatologists.

Neonatology is a unique specialty. Unlike adult or pediatric medicine, where specialist exists for each body organ and system. Neonatology remains a field where a general, multi-system knowledge base is essential. This book strives to provide this broad base of knowledge and offers an excellent introduction to state-of-the-art neonatal medicine for medical officers, nurses, fellows, pediatricians and neonatal care providers. Thus, a comprehensive text that provides an insight into the current practice of neonatal care in a user-friendly format.