Edited by Neill V. Freeman, David M. Burge, Mervyn Griffiths, and P.S.J. Malone. 824 pp., illustrated. New York, Churchill Livingstone, 1994. $165. ISBN 0-443-04346-9.
This comprehensive textbook contains 62 chapters written by80 authors, most of whom are British. There are seven sections.The introduction covers the general care of the neonate, prenataldiagnosis and treatment, and the ethics of not treating infantswho have seemingly hopeless conditions. The remaining sectionscover specific areas: the gastrointestinal system, the abdominalwall and diaphragm, the head and neck, tumors and twins, thenervous system, and the genitourinary system. The chapter onprenatal diagnosis is helpful, because malformations that canbe identified by ultrasonography are listed in tables, alongwith references to publications that give the incidence . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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