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Chapter 61 - Short- and Long-Term Challenges of Neonatal Care

from Section 6 - Neonatal Problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2021

By
Omobolanle Kazeem  and
Rahul Roy
Edited by
Tahir Mahmood ,
Charles Savona Ventura ,
Ioannis Messinis  and
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Tahir Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Charles Savona Ventura
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
Ioannis Messinis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Greece
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Affiliation:
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, UK
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Summary

Neonatal service specializes in the care of preterm or seriously ill newborns and plays a critical role in ensuring the best possible start in life for these infants. In spite of the irrefutable progress in neonatal care, however, challenges remain vast. This chapter outlines the short- and long-term challenges of neonatal care.

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The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Obstetrics & Maternal-Fetal Medicine
 , pp. 486 - 504
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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