Fetal Surgical Interventions Eftichia Kontopoulos Ruben Quintero Ramen H. Chmait Andrew H. Chon Denise Araujo Lapa Introduction In 1994, Quintero and colleagues introduced the concept of operative fetoscopy.1 The fundamental…
Fetal Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia Victoria Lindstrom Chase Michael J. Paidas Introduction Fetal and neonatal thrombocytopenia is defined by a platelet count less than 150,000/µL. Thrombocytopenia can be the result of…
Maternal Alloimmunization and Fetal Hemolytic Disease Mae-Lan Winchester Carl P. Weiner Introduction History Fetal hemolytic disease was first described in 1609 when a hydropic twin died shortly after birth and…
Antepartum and Intrapartum Surveillance of the Fetus and the Amniotic Fluid Maria Andrikopoulou Michael G. Ross Anthony M. Vintzileos Introduction The challenge of assessing the intrauterine fetus as a patient…
Doppler Ultrasonography and Fetal Well-being Allison Lankford Ozhan M. Turan Introduction Doppler velocimetry of the maternal and fetal circulations is a noninvasive clinical tool that provides detailed information on the…
Three- and Four-Dimensional Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Pregnancy Sifa Turan Ozhan M. Turan Introduction Advances in imaging technology have extended the capabilities of prenatal diagnosis beyond two-dimensional (2D)…
Prenatal Diagnosis of Deviant Fetal Growth Jose R. Duncan Anthony O. Odibo Introduction This chapter includes discussion of the two extreme types of deviant fetal growth, growth restriction and macrosomia….
Embryonic Development Julie A. Rosen E. Albert Reece Introduction Figure 17.1 This chapter is a synopsis of the main events in normal human development, focusing on the embryonic period. The…
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in Assisted Reproductive Technology Nanette Santoro Thanh Ha Luu Liesl Nel-Themaat CLINICAL CASE EXAMPLE 1 A 35-year-old couple has been unable to conceive for 2 years. Their…
Expanded Mendelian Screening Mark I. Evans James D. Goldberg Katherine Johansen Taber Introduction The incorporation of new technologies into medical practice has been slower than that of other industries. Medical…
