Here is a practical, comprehensive text on fetal diagnosis, management and therapy which differs from competing texts in maternal-fetal medicine by focusing on the fetus rather than the pregnant woman. All new technologies in the field, from ulstrasound diagnosis to intrauterine treatment, are placed in perspective for the practicing physician. TOC: From the Contents: Fetal Physiology.- Placental Metabolism and Regulation of Nutrient Transfer to the Fetus.- Non-Genetic Causes of Spontaneous Abortion.- Genetic Counseling and Screening.- Ultrasound Evaluation of Fetal Age and Growth.- Cardiac Ultrasound: Its Role in the Recognition and Management of Fetal Heart Disease.- Biophysical Evaluation of the Fetus.- Cordocentesis.- Fetal Growth Retardation.- Multifetal Gestation.- Breech Presentation.- Maternal to Fetal Infection.- Substance Abuse in Pregnancy.- Surgical Fetal Therapy.- Intrauterine Fetal Resuscitation.
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