The revised and updated second edition covers practical approaches to caring for healthy and high-risk infants. Available for purchase at https://www.aap.org/neonatalogy-for-primary-care-2nd-edition-paperback/
Chapter 21: Common Congenital Anomalies
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Published:January 2020
M. Susan LaTuga, MD, MSPH, FAAP, Marie McDonald, MD, Yong-Hui Jiang, MD, PhD, 2020. "Common Congenital Anomalies", Neonatology for Primary Care, Deborah E. Campbell, MD, FAAP
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The diagnosis of an anatomic abnormality in an infant during the perinatal period can be devastating for a family. From the time a concern is raised, the parent or parents, who have been anticipating the birth of a normal, healthy newborn, must contend with a series of uncertainties. They must comprehend the meaning of the child’s diagnosis and adjust to the reality that the infant and the parents’ prospects for parenthood may be different from what had been expected. Individual families handle this crisis in different ways. The infant’s primary care physician may need to assume varying roles to assist...
