Abnormal fetal growth
This volume provides an in-depth discussion of both Macrosomia and IUGR. Special consideration has been given to state-of-the-art developments in this important area of obstetrics. Subjects covered include, early pregnancy screening and sonographic detection of the IUGR foetus.
xviii, 387 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
9780444015723, 0444015728
23017294
Fetal growth - energy and substrate requirements; fetal-maternal circulation; assessment of gestational abnormal fetal growth; definition, epidemiology, and morphometric classification of intrauterine growth retardation; definition, epidemiology, and classification of macrosomia; etiology and pathophysiology of intrauterine growth retardation; fetal macrosomia; sonographic detection of the IUGR fetus; doppler blood flow studies and fetal growth retardation; cordocentesis in the study of growth-retarded fetuses; endocrine fetal assessment in intrauterine growth retardation; vibroacoustic stimulation of the growth retarded fetus; antenatal evaluation of the growth-retarded fetus; intrauterine growth retardation - intrapartum management; sonographic diagnosis of macrosomia; fetal macrosomia - antepartum surveillance; in trapartum management of the macrosomic fetus; fetal echocardiography - its use in the fetus with growth disturbance; growth discordance in twins; the cognitive and neurological development of the premature small-for-gestational-age infant; maternal complications of the macrosomic infant; macrosomia - neonatal complications; microcomputer program for fetal growth assessment; medical-legal considerations in the clinical management of the fetus with a growth disorder.