Containing the valuable insights of a highly regarded primary care physician, this fully updated sixth edition of this well-established textbook is suitable for nurses, medical students, doctors, and health care administrators who manage medical facilities in Africa. It outlines a method for the thorough physical and neurological examination of the newborn and addresses the parents’ first question “is our baby normal?” It also explains the importance of distinguishing the healthy newborn from the one who is sick and contains numerous photographs to explain various conditions in more detail. Included in this new edition are explanations of the latest methods of care where a gentle approach is used and the nurse is pivotal. It provides the most recent information on infection and notes the reduction of HIV transmission from mother to child. Prolonged breast feeding is encouraged and several methods of breast milk pasteurization are described. It recommends the latest approach to care of premature infants and examines less common disorders that can occur. Valuable for its focus on less common and rare disorders, this guide contains updated information on recent gene discoveries, particularly in musculoskeletal and skin disorders.

A two-volume account of the activities of the Corps in the zone of interior and efforts to maximize stockage through conservation, reclamation, and salvage.

This Leavenworth Paper is a critical reconstruction of World War II Ranger operations conducted at or near Djebel el Ank, Tunisia; Porto Empedocle, Sicily; Cisterna, Italy; Zerf, Germany; and Cabanatuan in the Philippines. It is not intended to be a comprehensive account of World War II Ranger operations, for such a study would have to include numerous minor actions that are too poorly documented to be studied to advantage. It is, however, representative for it examines several types of operations conducted against the troops of three enemy nations in a variety of physical and tactical environments. As such, it draws a wide range of lessons useful to combat leaders who may have to conduct such operations or be on guard against them in the future. Many factors determined the outcomes of the operations featured in this Leavenworth Paper, and of these there are four that are important enough to merit special emphasis. These are surprise, the quality of opposing forces, the success of friendly forces with which the Rangers were cooperating, and popular support.