Materno-foetal medicine / perinatology Books
Cambridge University Press Ethical Issues in MaternalFetal Medicine
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Cambridge University Press Congenital and Perinatal Infections
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Cambridge University Press Birth Distress and Disease
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£117.00
Cambridge University Press MaternalFetal Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation
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Cambridge University Press Fetal Compromise in Labor
Book SynopsisSixty years ago, the purpose of introducing electronic fetal heart rate monitoring (EFM) was to reduce the incidence of intrapartum stillbirth. However, by the early 1980s, with falling stillbirth rates, fetal blood sampling had been widely abandoned, as many considered that EFM was sufficient on its own. Unfortunately, while the sensitivity of EFM for the detection of potential fetal compromise is high, specificity is low, and there is a high false positive rate which has been associated with a rising cesarean section rate. The authors suggest that EFM is considered and analyzed as a classic screening test and not a diagnostic test. Furthermore, it requires contextualization with other risk factors to achieve improved performance. A new proposed metric, the Fetal Reserve Index, takes into account additional risk factors and has demonstrated significantly improved performance metrics. It is going through the phases of further development, evaluation, and wider clinical implementation.
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Johns Hopkins University Press Imperfect Pregnancies
Book SynopsisThis book will interest students, scholars, health professionals, administrators, and activists interested in issues surrounding new medical technologies, screening, risk management, pregnancy, disability, and the history and social politics of women's bodies.Trade ReviewIf you are a supporter or a critic of prenatal testing, or, like many people, decidedly ambiguous, there is much that you will learn [from Imperfect Pregnancies] and much that will make you pause and re-examine your own views and knowledge base.—DNA ExchangeAbove all, it is a rational, erudite, thoughtful – and thought-provoking – account of a major change in the experience of pregnancy which has come about largely unnoticed.—British Society for the History of MedicineThe author expertly navigates the reader through history and follows the rise of biomedical technologies that have made prenatal diagnosis possible... This book will benefit students, academics, health professionals and activists interested in issues surrounding new medical technologies, screening, risk management, pregnancy, disability, and the history and social politics of women's bodies.—Elaine Williams, Innovation Lead & Freedom To Speak Up Guardian, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Nursing TimesThis highly readable book is important for historians of twentieth century medicine, sociologists of reproduction and bioethicists reflecting on "the beginning of life"... In a field of study beset by vehement rhetoric and bigotry, Löwy's reserved and metered style is a blessing, perhaps a precondition for fruitful reflection... Ilana Löwy sets the stage for the bioethical discourse on prenatal diagnosis and choice as a tug of war with three poles—the autonomy of the person as a woman and a mother, the good of the child, and fundamental social values such as respect for human life, reliable medical science and services, justice and solidarity.—Y. M. Barilan, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, Medicine, Health Care and PhilosophySince its early stages, prenatal diagnosis has been balancing between the promises of safer pregnancies and healthier babies, and the dangers of its use for eugenic purposes. Ilana Löwy goes beyond this, and eloquently shows the limitations of such a dichotomised analysis . . . Löwy summons a wide range of disciplinary fields to solidly support this historical and comparative analysis of this field of research and medical practice, offering an unbiased yet critical approach.—Mario J.D.S. Santos, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Sociology of Health and IllnessLöwy gives a very useful overview of the growth of prenatal diagnostic technologies and the expansion of prenatal diagnosis from a small group of women with at-risk pregnancies to ever wider circles.—Marion Schmidt, Georg August Universität, H-DisabilityAn accomplished piece of scholarship, Imperfect Pregnancies will be necessary reading for students and historians of medicine and medical technology, particularly those interested in a comparative perspective. Lowy's book places current debates about disabilities, reproductive technologies, and abortion in an essential historical context. It encourages scholars to think more about the complicated implications of supposedly progressive medical and technological advances, provides a synthesis of the main developments in biomedical technology in the twentieth century, and paves the way for future specialized research.—Cara Delay, Ph.D., College of Charleston, Journal of the History of Medicine & Allied SciencesTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Born Imperfect2. Karyotypes3. Human Malformations4. From Prenatal Diagnosis to Prenatal Screening5. Sex Chromosome Aneuploidies6. Prenatal Diagnosis and New Genomic ApproachesConclusionNotes Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Stillbirth
Book SynopsisStillbirth remains a major and tragic obstetric complication The number of deaths due to stillbirth are greater than those due to preterm birth and sudden infant death syndrome combined. Stillbirth: Prediction, Prevention and Management provides a comprehensive guide to the topic of stillbirth. Distilling recent groundbreaking research, expert authors consider: The epidemiology of stillbirth throughout the world The various possible causes of stillbirth The psychological effects on mothers and families who suffer a stillbirth Management of stillbirth Managing pregnancies following stillbirth Stillbirth: Prediction, Prevention and Management is packed with crucial evidence-based information and practical insights. It enables all obstetric healthcare providers to manage one of the most traumatic yet all too common situations they will encounter.Trade Review“This was an interesting book to read and its overall purpose was to explore the research around stillbirths, providing a comprehensive guide to this subject.” (The Practising Midwife, 1 December 2012) "This is a comprehensive reference on the devastating obstetrical problem of stillbirth ... They are all written in a manner that makes the information easy to understand and apply clinically." (Doody's, 13 January 2012) “As an account of the current state of the field, Stillbirth:Prediction, Prevention and Management is an excellent contribution… “... all chapters are by acknowledged experts in the field who present clear, thorough, and succinct accounts of their subjects... The presentation of this material represents a foundation on which to consider the problem of stillbirth" The LancetTable of ContentsPart I : Epidemiology and Scope of the Problem 1. High income countries (Ruth Fretts). 2. Low income countries (Joy E. Lawn, Hannah Blencowe, Robert Pattinson, Cynthia Stanton, and Simon Cousens). 3. Classification of stillbirths (Uma M. Reddy and Marian Willinger). Part II: Etiology/Causes 4. Demographics and Exposures (Carol J. Rowland Hogue). 5. Infection (Robert L. Goldenberg, Elizabeth M. McClure). 6. Genetics (Ronald Wapner). 7. Fetal Growth Restriction (Jason Gardosi) 8. Vascular/Thrombotic (Fabio Facchinetti and Francesca Monari). 9. Maternal Medical Conditions (Deborah L. Conway). 10. Placenta and Cord (Raymond W. Redline). 11. Congenital Anomalies (Michael Varner and Janice L.B. Byrne). Part III: Management of the Patient with a Stillbirth 12. Workup of the patient with a stillbirth (Robert M. Silver and Michael L. Draper). 13. Psychosocial Care (Joanne Cacciatore). 14. Medical Management Including Delivery (Donald J. Dudley). 15. Management of the Subsequent Pregnancy (George Saade).
£126.95
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Anesthesia and the Fetus
Book SynopsisThis book covers all aspects of anesthesia affecting the fetus throughout in utero life. The book comprises three sections looking at: 1) endpoints for fetal and neonatal outcomes, 2) anesthetic interventions that may affect these endpoint variables, and 3) confounding variables which may modify the effects of anesthesia and analgesia on outcomes.Trade Review“The book would be a valuable addition to most obstetric anaesthetic departments as well as informing paediatric anaesthetists, paediatricians and obstetricians of the current controversies regarding anaesthetic influences on foetal development and outcomes.” (Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Journal, 1 November 2013) “I must commend the editors for their success in bringing together such an enviable international list of expert clinicians from such diverse backgrounds as anaesthesia, obstetric medicine, neonatology and human development in order to share their knowledge. This is definitely a reference book that all anaesthetic department libraries should possess.” (Anaesthesia, 15 October 2013) “Clearly this book will be ideal for reference in departmental and hospital libraries and I will be recommending this to ours.” (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, 12 July 2013) “I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, and I would highly recommend it to every clinician involved in the care of the mother and her unborn child during pregnancy.” (Acta Paediatrica, 1 August 2013) Table of ContentsContributors, ix Preface, xvi Acknowledgments, xviii Section I: Basic Principles 1 Intrauterine growth and development, 3 Timothy Moss, Cheryl Albuquerque & Richard Harding 2 Maternal physiological adaptations to pregnancy, 19 Julie Phillips, MD, Melissa Covington, MD & George Osol, PhD 3 Placental respiratory gas exchange, 25 Lowell Davis 4 The fetal circulation, 32 Loren P. Thompson, PhD & Kazumasa Hashimoto, MD 5 Fetal responses to hypoxia, 39 Tania L. Kasdaglis, MD and Ahmet A. Baschat MD 6 Pharmacokinetics in pregnancy, 53 Janine R Hutson, MSc, Chagit Klieger-Grossmann MD & Gideon Koren MD, FRCPC, FABMT 7 The first few breaths: normal transition from intra- to extra-uterine life, 63 Smadar Eventov-Friedman, MD/PhD & Benjamin Bar-Oz, MD Section II: Endpoint Variables: Assessments of Fetal Wellbeing and Neonatal Outcome 8 Validity of endpoint measurement, 75 Pamela Angle MD MSc, FRCPC, Stephen Halpern MD MSc, FRCPC, Marcos Silva MD & Alex Kiss PhD Section III: Antenatal and Intrapartum Assessment of the Fetus 9 Imaging of the fetus and the uteroplacental blood supply: ultrasound, 89 Kypros Nicolaides 10 Imaging of the fetus and the uteroplacental blood supply: MRI, 97 Caroline Wright & Philip Baker 11 Fetal heart rate monitoring, 104 Alison M. Premo & Sarah J. Kilpatrick 12 Fetal acid-base monitoring, 114 Lennart Nordström 13 Fetal pulse oximetry, 123 Paul B Colditz & Christine East 14 Neonatal assessment and prediction of neonatal outcome, 129 Vadivelam Murthy & Anne Greenough Section IV: Interventions: anesthesia, analgesia, and their effects on the fetus 15 Environmental exposure to anesthetic agents, 141 Asher Ornoy, MD 16 Anesthesia and analgesia for assisted reproduction techniques and during the first trimester, 147 Arvind Palanisamy, MD, FRCA & Lawrence C. Tsen, MD 17 The effect of anesthetic drugs on the developing fetus: considerations in non-obstetric surgery, 156 Richard S. Gist MD CDR MC USN & Yaakov Beilin MD 18 Substance abuse and pregnancy, 165 Donald H. Penning MD, MS, FRCP & Allison J. Lee, MD 19 Intrauterine fetal procedures for congenital anomalies, 173 Amar Nijagal MD, Hanmin Lee MD & Mark Rosen MD 20 The EXIT procedure, 183 Sheldon M. Stohl, MD, Hindi E. Stohl, MD, Ari Y. Weintraub, MD & Kha M. Tran, MD 21 Mechanisms and consequences of anesthetic-induced neuroapoptosis in the developing brain, 192 Zhaowei Zhou, Adam P Januszewski, Mervyn Maze & Daqing Ma 22 Relevance to clinical anesthesia of anesthetic-induced neurotoxicity in developing animals, 200 Catherine E. Creeley, Mervyn Maze & John W. Olney 23 External cephalic version, 210 Carolyn F. Weiniger MB ChB & Yossef Ezra MD Section V: Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery 24 Effects on the fetus of general versus regional anesthesia, 217 Sharon Orbach-Zinger MD and Yehuda Ginosar BSc MBBS 25 Anesthesia for cesarean delivery: effects on the fetus of maternal blood pressure control, 235 ProfessorWarwick D. Ngan Kee, BHB, MBChB, MD, FANZCA, FHKCA, FHKAM 26 Effects on the fetus of maternal oxygen administration, 244 Neeti Sadana, MD and Scott Segal, MD, MHCM 27 Effects on the fetus of maternal position during cesarean delivery, 251 Robin Russell MB BS MD FRCA Section VI: Analgesia for labor 28 Effects on the fetus of systemic vs. neuraxial analgesia, 263 Stephen H. Halpern MD, MSc, FRCPC & Marcos Silva MD 29 The effects on the fetus of early versus late regional analgesia, 270 Cynthia A. Wong, MD 270 30 Regional analgesia, maternal fever, and its effect on the fetus and neonate, 277 Tabitha A. Tanqueray, Philip J. Steer & Steve M. Yentis 31 Effects on the fetus of major maternal anesthetic complications, 285 Felicity Plaat MA MBBS FRCA & Ruth Bedson MBBS FRCA Section VII: Confounding Variables: The Compromised Fetus, the Compromised Mother 32 Twins and higher order multiple pregnancies: implications for the anesthesiologist, 295 Y. Habaz, J. Barrett & E.S. Shinwell 33 Preeclampsia: the compromised fetus, the compromised mother, 301 Henry L. Galan, MD & Todd R. Lovgren, MD 34 Fetal distress, 313 Robert A Dyer, FCA (SA), PhD & Leann K Schoeman, FCOG (SA) Section VIII: Trauma and Resuscitation 35 Maternal trauma, 325 Yuval Meroz MD, Uriel Elchalal, MD & Avraham I Rivkind, MD FACS 36 Maternal resuscitation and perimortem cesarean delivery, 333 Sharon Einav, MD, Sorina Grisaru-Granovski, MD, PhD & Joseph Varon MD, FACP, FCCP, FCCM 37 Fetal resuscitation, 343 Stephen Michael Kinsella & Andrew Shennan 38 Neonatal resuscitation and immediate neonatal emergencies, 350 Ritu Chitkara, MD, Anand K. Rajani, MD & Louis P. Halamek, MD Section IX: Medicine, Ethics, and the Law 39 Fetal beneficence and maternal autonomy: ethics and the law, 363 William J. Sullivan, QC & M. Joanne Douglas, MD, FRCPC 40 Maternal-fetal research in pregnancy, 372 Frank A. Chervenak, MD & Laurence B. McCullough, PhD Index, 379
£117.95
American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation
Book SynopsisThe Neonatal Resuscitation Program® (NRP®) course conveys an evidence-based approach to care of the newborn at birth and facilitates effective team-based care for healthcare professionals who care for newborns at the time of delivery. NRP utilizes a blended learning approach, which includes online testing and hands-on case-based simulation/debriefing that focus on critical leadership, communication, and team-work skills.The NRP, 8th Edition, introduces a new educational methodology to better meet the needs of health care professionals who manage the newly born baby. New in the 8th edition:Key Points at the beginning of each lesson.Quick response (QR) codes that enable the reader to view short videos about the topic on their mobile device.Lesson Review Questions grouped together at the end of each lesson.Quality Improvement Opportunities and Frequently Asked Questions in each lesson.New sections in Lesson 10 (Special Considerations) about resuscitation of the newborn with a myelomeningocele or an abdominal wall defect.Three Supplemental Lessons (Improving Resuscitation Team Performance, Resuscitation Outside the Delivery Room, and Bringing Quality Improvement to Your Resuscitation Team) that all NRP users to enhance their resuscitation knowledge and performance.Trade Review5 Star Review!"An essential book for every person who regularly cares for a neonate who requires resuscitation." - Doody's Book ReviewTable of Contents Preface Neonatal Resuscitation Program Provider Course Overview Lesson 1: Foundations of Neonatal Resuscitation Lesson 2: Anticipating and Preparing for Resuscitation Lesson 3: Initial Steps of Newborn Care Lesson 4: Positive-Pressure Ventilation Lesson 5: Endotracheal Intubation Lesson 6: Chest Compressions Lesson 7: Medications Lesson 8: Resuscitation and Stabilization of Babies Born Preterm Lesson 9: Post-resuscitation Care Lesson 10: Special Considerations Lesson 11: Ethics and Care at the End of Life SUPPLEMENTAL LESSONS Lesson 12: Improving Resuscitation Team Performance Lesson 13: Resuscitation Outside the Delivery Room Lesson 14: Bringing Quality Improvement to Your Resuscitation Team Appendix Index
£61.70
World Health Organization The WHO application of ICD-10 to deaths during
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World Health Organization Pregnancy Childbirth Postpartum and Newborn
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WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Early essential newborn care: clinical practice
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