Clinical - Birth/Postnatal

CTG Tutor
 
This is a resource that can be downloaded to your personal computer. It is easy to work through and seems very informative. One section gives a good review and then their are individual cases to work through giving you the chance to choose the correct answers and management. Its intuitive and easy to use, whilst not extensive it is a great refresher for everyone.
 
Placenta - Examination
This site describes how to check a placenta after birth. It includes photos of normal and unusual placentas.
 
Cerebral Palsy - Consensus Statement
The origins of cerebral palsy, a consensus statement by the Australian and New Zealand Perinatal Societies based on a systematic review of the scientific literature. Published by the Medical Journal of Australia 1995; 162: 85-90.
 
ABC of the Preterm Infant - The Early Newborn Period
This is a link to a BMJ article, BMJ 2004;329:1087-1089, 6 November. This link requires you to register with BMJ. It is free to register. Once you are registered you can access all their free online articles.
This article covers some of the major factors that influence the wellbeing of the preterm newborn in the first week of life.
 
ABC of Moving the Preterm Infant
This is a link to a BMJ article on transferring preterm infants to regional centres. BMJ 2004;329:904-906 (16 October). This link requires you to register with BMJ. It is free to register. Once you are registered you can access all their free online articles.
 
Neonatal Resuscitation

If you click on the heading 'Neonatal Resuscitation' you will be taken to the Australian Resuscitation Council website where you can access all current Australian resuscitation guidelines. For the Neonatal Resuscitation guidelines click on 'Guidelines' in the left hand column,  then scroll down to section 13.

Here also, are several articles on neonatal resuscitation. They both detail the most current changes that came about in 2006. This article is from 'Circulation' the Journal of the American Heart Association. And this one from the journal Paediatrics, gives the same information but in more detail.
 
The Australian Immunisation Handbook 9th Edition