ABSTRACT

Pregnancy, childbirth and being a newborn are not diseases - they are special periods in human life when the risk of death or disability can be very high. Recognizing this, the last decade has brought enormous progress in science and technology into improving maternal and newborn health, such as the treatment of genetic diseases, intra-uterine surg

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SECTION I: Neonatology

chapter 1|16 pages

Transition at birth

chapter 2|8 pages

Neonatal jaundice

chapter 9|20 pages

Neonatal seizures

chapter 10|14 pages

Oxygen toxicity

chapter 13|7 pages

Ethical committees

chapter 14|12 pages

Education in perinatal ethics

chapter 17|11 pages

Preimplantation diagnosis

chapter 18|11 pages

Genetic counseling

chapter 20|8 pages

Neonatal ethics

chapter 24|7 pages

Structure of perinatal care systems

chapter 28|6 pages

Cost benefit in perinatal medicine

chapter |2 pages

SECTION IV: Ultrasound

chapter 32|14 pages

Fetal echocardiography

chapter 39|36 pages

Fetal central nervous system

chapter 40|14 pages

Ultrasound of the fetal thorax

chapter 45|6 pages

Fetal hydrops

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SECTION V: Doppler ultrasound

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SECTION VI: Basic science

chapter 56|19 pages

Animal studies of fetal maturation

chapter 61|8 pages

Endocrinological aspects

chapter 65|15 pages

The placenta

chapter 71|6 pages

Cordocentesis

chapter 88|6 pages

Fetal behavior

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SECTION X: Nutrition and metabolism

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SECTION XI: Early Pregnancy

chapter 102|10 pages

Chorionic Villus Sampling

chapter 103|8 pages

Amniocentesis

chapter 104|4 pages

Cordocentesis: Indicators

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SECTION XIII: Intrauterine growth

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SECTION XIV: Preterm delivery

chapter 136|11 pages

Resuscitation of newborn infants

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SECTION XV: Fetal monitoring

chapter 138|5 pages

Chapteer 138. Cardiotocography

chapter 146|8 pages

Monozygosity

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SECTION XVII: Infectious disease

chapter 157|2 pages

Infectious disease in pregnancy

chapter 160|5 pages

Pneumonia in pregnancy

chapter 165|4 pages

Anaerobic infections in pregnancy

chapter 169|3 pages

Mumps in pregnancy

chapter 170|2 pages

Measles in pregnancy

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SECTION XVIII: Labor and delivery

chapter 175|17 pages

Induction of labor

chapter 178|11 pages

Instrumental Delivery

chapter 179|13 pages

Cesarean delivery

chapter 181|10 pages

Breech presentation

chapter 182|8 pages

Shoulder dystocia

chapter 184|10 pages

Postpartum hemorrhage

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SECTION XIX: Maternal disease

chapter 190|11 pages

Periconception care

chapter 192|15 pages

Hypertension in pregnancy

chapter 193|7 pages

Diabetes and pregnancy

chapter 197|11 pages

Thyroid function in pregnancy

chapter 202|3 pages

Traditional birth attendant training