Pedro A. de Alarcón, is William H. Albers Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL, USA. Eric J. Werner is Professor of Pediatrics at the Eastern Virginia Medical School and Division Director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA, USA. Robert D. Christensen is Director of Neonatology Research at Intermountain Healthcare and Professor of Pediatrics, University of Utah HEALTH, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Martha C. Sola-Visner is Director of the Newborn Medicine Clinical Research Program at Boston Children's Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

'This third edition represents another step forward in the development of this reference book. The world-renowned editors and authors have made this book the 'go-to' reference for this topic.General texts on neonatology and hematology can only devote limited space to these topics and there is no other comparable book that has been published recently to which this one can be compared … this book will be an important resource for the healthcare providers caring for this vulnerable population.' Jay P. Goldsmith, Doody Enterprises

• Foreword James Stockman III; Preface Pedro A. de Alarcon, Eric Werner, Robert D. Christensen and Martha Sola-Visner; Part I. Developmental Hematology: 1. A historical review Howard Pearson (deceased); 2. Hematopoiesis Amber M. D'Souza, Pedro de Alarcon and Mervin C. Yoder; 3. The development of the human immune system Amy O'Connell, Angela Rivers and William B. Slayton; Part II. Bone Marrow Failure and Immune Disorders: 4. Bone marrow failure syndromes Amy Geddis, Meera Srikanthan and Katie Bergstrom; 5. Immunodeficiency diseases of the neonate Julie J. Kim-Chang, James L. Wynn, Matthew A. Saxonhouse and John W. Sleasman; Part III. Erythrocyte Disorders: 6. Newborn genetic screening for blood disorders Parul Rai, Ewelina K. Mamcarz and Jane Hankins; 7. A guide to identifying the cause of anemia in a neonate Robert D. Christensen; 8. Anemia of prematurity and indications for erythropoietin therapy Pamela Kling; 9. Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn Mary Beth Ross, Stephen P. Emery, Pedro de Alarcon and Jon F. Watchko; 10. Neonatal hemolysis Bertil Glader and Aditi Kamdar; 11. Polycythemia and hyperviscosity in the newborn Ted Rosenkrantz and William Oh; Part IV. Platelet Disorders: 12. Approach to thrombocytopenia Emöke Deschmann and Martha Sola-Visner; 13. Acquired thrombocytopenias Patricia E. Davenport and Martha Sola-Visner; 14. Fetal and neonatal alloimmune and isoimmune thrombocytopenias W. Beau Mitchell and James B. Bussel; 15. Congenital thrombocytopenias and thrombocytopathies Amy Geddis and Pedro de Alarcon; Part V. Leucocyte Disorders: 16. Eosinophils and neutrophils Kurt Schibler and Robert D. Christensen; 17. Functional phagocyte disorders in the neonate Thomas F. Michniacki and Kelly Walkovich; Part VI. Hemostatic Disorders: 18. Bleeding disorders Manuela Albisetti and Paul Monagle; 19. Neonatal thrombosis Julie Kim-Chang, James L. Wynn, Matthew A. Saxonhouse and John W. Sleasman; Part VII. Neonatal Transfusion Medicine: 20. Transfusion practices Cyril Jacquot, Yunchuan D. Mo and Naomi L. Luban; Part VIII. Neonatal Oncology: 21. Neonatal leukemia Erin M. Guest, Catherine Garnett, Irene Roberts and Alan S. Gamis; 22. Neonatal and perinatal solid tumors Kevin F. Ginn, Jaszianne A. Tolbert, Glenson Samuel, J. Allyson Hays and Alan S. Gamis; Part IX. Miscellaneous: 23. Disorders of the feto-maternal unit Eric Werner, Nancy Chescheir and Randall Fisher; 24. Reference intervals in neonatal hematology Robert D. Christensen.

Pedro A. de Alarcón, is William H. Albers Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL, USA. Eric J. Werner is Professor of Pediatrics at the Eastern Virginia Medical School and Division Director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA, USA. Robert D. Christensen is Director of Neonatology Research at Intermountain Healthcare and Professor of Pediatrics, University of Utah HEALTH, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Martha C. Sola-Visner is Director of the Newborn Medicine Clinical Research Program at Boston Children's Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

'This third edition represents another step forward in the development of this reference book. The world-renowned editors and authors have made this book the 'go-to' reference for this topic.General texts on neonatology and hematology can only devote limited space to these topics and there is no other comparable book that has been published recently to which this one can be compared … this book will be an important resource for the healthcare providers caring for this vulnerable population.' Jay P. Goldsmith, Doody Enterprises

• Foreword James Stockman III; Preface Pedro A. de Alarcon, Eric Werner, Robert D. Christensen and Martha Sola-Visner; Part I. Developmental Hematology: 1. A historical review Howard Pearson (deceased); 2. Hematopoiesis Amber M. D'Souza, Pedro de Alarcon and Mervin C. Yoder; 3. The development of the human immune system Amy O'Connell, Angela Rivers and William B. Slayton; Part II. Bone Marrow Failure and Immune Disorders: 4. Bone marrow failure syndromes Amy Geddis, Meera Srikanthan and Katie Bergstrom; 5. Immunodeficiency diseases of the neonate Julie J. Kim-Chang, James L. Wynn, Matthew A. Saxonhouse and John W. Sleasman; Part III. Erythrocyte Disorders: 6. Newborn genetic screening for blood disorders Parul Rai, Ewelina K. Mamcarz and Jane Hankins; 7. A guide to identifying the cause of anemia in a neonate Robert D. Christensen; 8. Anemia of prematurity and indications for erythropoietin therapy Pamela Kling; 9. Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn Mary Beth Ross, Stephen P. Emery, Pedro de Alarcon and Jon F. Watchko; 10. Neonatal hemolysis Bertil Glader and Aditi Kamdar; 11. Polycythemia and hyperviscosity in the newborn Ted Rosenkrantz and William Oh; Part IV. Platelet Disorders: 12. Approach to thrombocytopenia Emöke Deschmann and Martha Sola-Visner; 13. Acquired thrombocytopenias Patricia E. Davenport and Martha Sola-Visner; 14. Fetal and neonatal alloimmune and isoimmune thrombocytopenias W. Beau Mitchell and James B. Bussel; 15. Congenital thrombocytopenias and thrombocytopathies Amy Geddis and Pedro de Alarcon; Part V. Leucocyte Disorders: 16. Eosinophils and neutrophils Kurt Schibler and Robert D. Christensen; 17. Functional phagocyte disorders in the neonate Thomas F. Michniacki and Kelly Walkovich; Part VI. Hemostatic Disorders: 18. Bleeding disorders Manuela Albisetti and Paul Monagle; 19. Neonatal thrombosis Julie Kim-Chang, James L. Wynn, Matthew A. Saxonhouse and John W. Sleasman; Part VII. Neonatal Transfusion Medicine: 20. Transfusion practices Cyril Jacquot, Yunchuan D. Mo and Naomi L. Luban; Part VIII. Neonatal Oncology: 21. Neonatal leukemia Erin M. Guest, Catherine Garnett, Irene Roberts and Alan S. Gamis; 22. Neonatal and perinatal solid tumors Kevin F. Ginn, Jaszianne A. Tolbert, Glenson Samuel, J. Allyson Hays and Alan S. Gamis; Part IX. Miscellaneous: 23. Disorders of the feto-maternal unit Eric Werner, Nancy Chescheir and Randall Fisher; 24. Reference intervals in neonatal hematology Robert D. Christensen.

Pedro A. de Alarcón, is William H. Albers Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL, USA. Eric J. Werner is Professor of Pediatrics at the Eastern Virginia Medical School and Division Director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA, USA. Robert D. Christensen is Director of Neonatology Research at Intermountain Healthcare and Professor of Pediatrics, University of Utah HEALTH, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Martha C. Sola-Visner is Director of the Newborn Medicine Clinical Research Program at Boston Children's Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

'This third edition represents another step forward in the development of this reference book. The world-renowned editors and authors have made this book the 'go-to' reference for this topic.General texts on neonatology and hematology can only devote limited space to these topics and there is no other comparable book that has been published recently to which this one can be compared … this book will be an important resource for the healthcare providers caring for this vulnerable population.' Jay P. Goldsmith, Doody Enterprises

• Foreword James Stockman III; Preface Pedro A. de Alarcon, Eric Werner, Robert D. Christensen and Martha Sola-Visner; Part I. Developmental Hematology: 1. A historical review Howard Pearson (deceased); 2. Hematopoiesis Amber M. D'Souza, Pedro de Alarcon and Mervin C. Yoder; 3. The development of the human immune system Amy O'Connell, Angela Rivers and William B. Slayton; Part II. Bone Marrow Failure and Immune Disorders: 4. Bone marrow failure syndromes Amy Geddis, Meera Srikanthan and Katie Bergstrom; 5. Immunodeficiency diseases of the neonate Julie J. Kim-Chang, James L. Wynn, Matthew A. Saxonhouse and John W. Sleasman; Part III. Erythrocyte Disorders: 6. Newborn genetic screening for blood disorders Parul Rai, Ewelina K. Mamcarz and Jane Hankins; 7. A guide to identifying the cause of anemia in a neonate Robert D. Christensen; 8. Anemia of prematurity and indications for erythropoietin therapy Pamela Kling; 9. Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn Mary Beth Ross, Stephen P. Emery, Pedro de Alarcon and Jon F. Watchko; 10. Neonatal hemolysis Bertil Glader and Aditi Kamdar; 11. Polycythemia and hyperviscosity in the newborn Ted Rosenkrantz and William Oh; Part IV. Platelet Disorders: 12. Approach to thrombocytopenia Emöke Deschmann and Martha Sola-Visner; 13. Acquired thrombocytopenias Patricia E. Davenport and Martha Sola-Visner; 14. Fetal and neonatal alloimmune and isoimmune thrombocytopenias W. Beau Mitchell and James B. Bussel; 15. Congenital thrombocytopenias and thrombocytopathies Amy Geddis and Pedro de Alarcon; Part V. Leucocyte Disorders: 16. Eosinophils and neutrophils Kurt Schibler and Robert D. Christensen; 17. Functional phagocyte disorders in the neonate Thomas F. Michniacki and Kelly Walkovich; Part VI. Hemostatic Disorders: 18. Bleeding disorders Manuela Albisetti and Paul Monagle; 19. Neonatal thrombosis Julie Kim-Chang, James L. Wynn, Matthew A. Saxonhouse and John W. Sleasman; Part VII. Neonatal Transfusion Medicine: 20. Transfusion practices Cyril Jacquot, Yunchuan D. Mo and Naomi L. Luban; Part VIII. Neonatal Oncology: 21. Neonatal leukemia Erin M. Guest, Catherine Garnett, Irene Roberts and Alan S. Gamis; 22. Neonatal and perinatal solid tumors Kevin F. Ginn, Jaszianne A. Tolbert, Glenson Samuel, J. Allyson Hays and Alan S. Gamis; Part IX. Miscellaneous: 23. Disorders of the feto-maternal unit Eric Werner, Nancy Chescheir and Randall Fisher; 24. Reference intervals in neonatal hematology Robert D. Christensen.