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Book Reviews Indian Pediatrics 2001; 38: 1440 |
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Neonatal Priorities
in Developing Countries. |
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Neonatology as a speciality has grown more than any other speciality of Pediatrics in India in the last decade. New entrants in the field of Pediatrics visualize their future in neonatology and established pediatricians are inculcating this speciality in their practice. A book by an Indian author on neonatology at this point of time is welcome. Experts in the field of neonatology have lately standaridized the teaching material on various topics relating to neonatal care. The author has made a good use of this text and diagrams to make the consensus teaching available to readers of the book at one place. The book covers various aspects of neonatal care including recent advances and is in the form of a short textbook of neonatology, a scope which appears wider than the attractive title of the book. The author has done a difficult task of collecting useful information on various topics and strengthening that with his personal experience in the field to make it an useful text for the readers. The book has 24 chapters. The chapters on neonatal mortality, NICU organization and equipments are helpful from the prespective of planning. Most chapters provide vast knowledge considering the small size of the book. The book would also serve as a useful compendium to the postgraduates working in neonatal wards and looking for an update information from preactical as well as theoretical point of view. The book however, has a few lapses. There are spelling mistakes at places. Certain abbreviations, flow diagrams and tables have not been elaborated and the text at certain places could have been made more communicative. The index is also not comprehensive. Developments occuring in neonatal care in the developing countries do not find a mention promply in the western textbooks. This book provides text relevant to this aspect as well as other details of neonatology in a small volume. The book is recommended as a preferred reading for students, pediatricians and health planners. G.K. Malik, |
