Neonatology: Pathophysiology and Management of the Newborn

Intensive Care in the Newborn, III,by Leo Stern, Bernard Salle, and Bent Friis-Hansen, 415 pp, with illus, $59.50, New York, Masson Publishing USA Inc, 1981. The second edition ofNeonatology, edited by Avery, is much improved over the first edition, which itself was an excellent reference text. Several of the chapters have been completely rewritten and extensively updated, while others have had little revision. New chapters have been added and enhance the value of the book. Excellent are the chapter on obstetrical anesthesia, Dr Brazelton's chapter "Behavioral Competence in Newborn Infants," and a review by Tsang and Steichen of calcium and magnesium homeostasis in newborns. The chapter on neonatal jaundice has been completely rewritten and is the outstanding feature of the book. Dr Maisels brings us up to date on bilirubin metabolism and neonatal jaundice. Several other sections leave much to be desired and probably detract from an otherwise