Guided by the idea that all conditions of the newborn should come within the concern of neonatology, this volume is more of a collection of state of the art papers rather than a single text, according to original editor Avery (emeritus, pediatrics, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington U., US). Now edited by MacDonald (pediatrics, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington U., US), Mullett (pediatrics, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia U., US), and Seshia (pediatrics and neonatology, Health Sciences Center, U. of Manitoba, Canada), this volume contains 60 contributions, most extensively rewritten from the previous edition, but including eight with new authors and three brand new papers regarding breast feeding, infection control in the neonatal intensive care unit, and telehealth. The material is organized around clinical problems in seven sections dealing with general consideration, the fetal patient, transition and stabilization, the low-birth-weight infant, the newborn infant, pharmacology, and post-nursery considerations. In presenting the information, the editors aim to assist those in neonatal training in the general medical competencies of patient care, clinical science, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal skills and communication, professionalism, and systems-based medicine. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)