Manual of Fetal Medicine

by Dilip Kumar Dutta

Recent advancements in prenatal diagnosis of genetic disease, fetoscopic technique, fetal medicine, surgical therapy and fetal transplantation no longer pose significant technical hurdles for in utero clinical testing. Some of the conditions affecting various organ systems are amenable today in utero by adopting more sophisticated tools. The fetal well-being status has to be assessed by medical team which includes genesist, radiologist, pathologist, microbiologist, neonatologist, obstetrician, pediatric surgeon and cardiologist. Parents have to be counseled regarding maternal/fetal risk, type of interventions, etc. This book each of the articles has been extensively revised and updated. The content of this book is not only focused on growth and development of fetus, congenital abnormality, maternal disease, prenatal diagnosis, management of IUGR, twin pregnancy, etc. but also incorporated recent advances in fetal medicine and surgical therapy including fetal gene therapy. This book is meant to be a first-hand guide book for obstetricians on how to diagnose and manage fetal abnormality in utero. The book is of immense value not only for obstetricians but also ultrasonologists and pediatric surgeons to avoid all medicolegal problems which may arise during and after delivery.

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