Part 3 - Fluids and Nutrition
Chapter 5 - Fluid and electrolyte therapy
- Julian Kelly and Trevor Duke
- www.rch.org.au/clinical guide [Intravenous Fluids] Includes useful links to fluid calculator, neonatal fluid requirements, hyponatremia and hypernatremia guidelines.
Chapter 6 - Nutrition
- Julie Bines, Kay Gibbons and Michele Meehan
- www.breastfeedingbasics.org Breastfeeding Basics. Academic, web-based short course on breast-feeding fundamentals. Aimed at the medical practitioner, with useful revision of anatomy and physiology and a number of case studies.
- www.lalecheleague.org LaLeche League. International breast-feeding advocacy/support group. Excellent FAQs for breast-feeding mothers.
- www.raisingchildren.net.au Raising children network. Commonwealth government parenting site contains comprehensive information.
- www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au Victorian government information on nutrition and physical activity.
- www.rch.org.au/nutrition RCH Nutrition Department. Resources section contains useful fact sheets and links.
Reference Tables
Chapter 7 - Slow weight gain
Chapter 8 - Obesity
- Kay Gibbons, Zoe McCallum and Matthew Sabin