This new book will enable GPs, obstetricians and paediatricians to answer the concerns of the families in their care. It is the first book to make information on this important topic so easily accessible to clinicians. The book is firmly rooted in clinical practice and based on many years of experience, much of it involving the development and implementation of new techniques for examining the fetus in utero. The techniques now available are assessed and better ways toidentify pregnancies which are eligible to their application are proposed. Throughout the book, the special status of the fetus as a patient is emphasized and the concerns and questions of families are considered, making this the first fully comprehensive and authoritative volume on fetal medicine.
Part I - Fetal investigative techniques; The fetus as a patient; Prenatal diagnosis techniques; Laboratory techniques; Part II - Predictable risk of anomaly; Chromosomal anomalies; Prenatal diagnosis of single-gene disorders; Diagnosis of neural tube defects; Part III - No predictable risk of anomaly; Ultrasound indications for laboratory testing; Maternal infection; Part IV - Practical applications and their consequences; Prenatal diagnosis and its applications; Fetal therapy; Ethical issues;
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