| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (855 pages). |
| Series |
Series In Maternal Fetal Medicine
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| Contents |
MODULE I Obstetric Disorders. MODULE II Maternal Medical Disorders. MODULE III Maternal Surgical, Malignancy, and Other Issues. MODULE IV Genetics and Fetal Disorders. MODULE V Fetal Assessment. MODULE VI Perinatal Infection and Neonatal Disease. |
| Summary |
This is a comprehensive, one-stop online book relating to all areas of pregnancy and birth. The second edition of this easily searchable guide is edited by eminent experts in the field and includes new contributions from international authors. It will be an ideal reference for Maternal-Fetal Specialists and Generalists wanting an authoritative answer on any point. Key features: •Grouped in to six topics (modules) for convenience•Electronic search facility across all chapters•Approximately 700,000 words of text, 7000 references, 300 figures (including 100 in full colour), and 200 tables available to search Key topics: •All common pregnancy and birth related problems such as diabetes and pregnancy•Many rarer complications such as protozoan infections•Fetal assessment, which is absolutely central to MFM practice•Medico-legal aspects•Sickle cell disease - a major problem for patients of African descent New chapters include: •Recurrent early pregnancy losses•Invasive hemodynamic monitoring•Chronic and acute hypertension•Neurological disorders•Maternal obesity•Assessment of fetal genetic disorders•First and second trimester screening. |
| Biography |
Hung N. Winn, M.D., is Chair and David G. Hall Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Columbia School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, U.S.A. Frank A. Chervenak, M.D., is Given Foundation Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, U.S.A. Roberto Romero, M.D., is Chief of the Perinatology Research Branch and Program Research Director for the Obstetrics and Perinatology Intramural Division at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/National Institutes of Health/Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland; Professor of Molecular Obstetrics and Genetics at the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; and Professor of Epidemiology at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A. |
| Note |
Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Subject |
MEDICAL / Perinatology & Neonatology.
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Pregnancy -- Complications.
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Gynecology.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Winn, Hung N.
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Chervenak, Frank A.
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Romero, Roberto.
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| ISBN |
9781003222590 (electronic book) |
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1003222595 (electronic book) |
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9781000533774 (electronic book : EPUB) |
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1000533778 (electronic book : EPUB) |
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9781000533736 (electronic book : PDF) |
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1000533735 (electronic book : PDF) |
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