Physical Assessment and Classification
Physical Assessment and Classification Michael Narvey Mary Ann Fletcher The approach to the newborn examination differs in several ways from that of the adult patient. It is imperative that one…
Delivery Room Management
Delivery Room Management Virender K. Rehan Roderic H. Phibbs Although more than 90% of neonates undergo smooth feto/neonatal transition, of the 10% who require some resuscitative assistance during delivery, a…
Cardiorespiratory Adjustments at Birth
Cardiorespiratory Adjustments at Birth Ruben E. Alvaro Henrique Rigatto Respiratory physiologists and physicians have long been interested in the respiratory and cardiovascular events that occur at birth. However, apart from…
Obstetric Anesthesia and Analgesia: Effects on the Fetus and Newborn
Obstetric Anesthesia and Analgesia: Effects on the Fetus and Newborn Judith Littleford Many drugs and various techniques have been used to provide anesthesia and analgesia for surgery during pregnancy, for…
The Effects of Maternal Drugs on the Developing Fetus
The Effects of Maternal Drugs on the Developing Fetus David A. Beckman Lynda B. Fawcett Robert L. Brent Every conception has a risk of ending in abortion or serious congenital…
The Impact of Maternal Illness on the Neonate
The Impact of Maternal Illness on the Neonate Helain J. Landy Progress in obstetric and neonatal care has directly contributed to improvements in neonatal outcome. The infant mortality rate (deaths…
Fetal Therapy
Fetal Therapy Mark I. Evans Mark P. Johnson Alan W. Flake Yuval Yaron Michael R. Harrison Over the past three decades, physicians from multiple specialties have developed numerous methods for…
Fetal Imaging: Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Fetal Imaging: Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Dorothy I. Bulas Advances in high-resolution sonographic imaging and rapid sequencing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have provided exquisite detail regarding the fetus and…
Feto-Maternal Interactions: Placental Physiology, the In Utero Environment, and Fetal Determinants of Adult Disease
Feto-Maternal Interactions: Placental Physiology, the In Utero Environment, and Fetal Determinants of Adult Disease Gabriella Pridjian The human placenta has become a highly evolved, sophisticated interface between mother and fetus….
Prenatal Diagnosis in the Molecular Age— Indications, Procedures, and Laboratory Techniques
Prenatal Diagnosis in the Molecular Age— Indications, Procedures, and Laboratory Techniques Arie Drugan Nelson B. Isada Mark I. Evans The modern era of molecular and biochemical genetics commenced with the…
