Fetal Evaluation and Prenatal Diagnosis
Fetal Evaluation and Prenatal Diagnosis Andrew J. Healy Tracy Shevell Mary E. D’Alton Serious birth defects, often genetically determined, complicate the lives of 3% of newborns and their respective families….
General Obstetric Care
General Obstetric Care Alexandra C. Spadola Mary E. D’Alton The goal of obstetric care is to support a woman, healthy or otherwise, through pregnancy with minimal risk to her own…
Growth and Metabolic Adaptation of the Fetus and Newborn
Growth and Metabolic Adaptation of the Fetus and Newborn Ricardo Uauy Patricia Mena Joseph B. Warshaw Recent developments in understanding the fetal origins of adult health demonstrate the importance and…
Congenital Malformations
Congenital Malformations Lewis B. Holmes FREQUENCY OF MAJOR AND MINOR ANOMALIES A major malformation is usually defined as a structural abnormality that has surgical, medical, or cosmetic importance. Major malformations…
Newborn Screening
Newborn Screening Stephen G. Kahler The newborn screening of infants for metabolic disorders began more than 40 years ago, for phenylketonuria (PKU), following the discovery of children with mental retardation,…
Child Maltreatment
Child Maltreatment Robert M. Reece EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHILD MALTREATMENT In the United States in 2003, approximately 2.9 million children were reported to Children’s Protective Service (CPS) agencies for abuse and/or…
Injury Prevention and Control
Injury Prevention and Control Modena Hoover Wilson Rebecca Levin-Goodman In the United States and many other countries, injury is the leading cause of death for pediatric patients who survive the…
Immunization
Immunization Neal A. Halsey Immunizations are among the most efficacious and cost-effective interventions available to improve the health and well-being of children. In the second half of the twentieth century,…
Feeding the Healthy Child
Feeding the Healthy Child Laurence Finberg Although the feeding of infants and children is a part of the cultural inheritance of all societies, it behooves pediatricians to understand both the…
Evaluating and Using Laboratory Tests
Evaluating and Using Laboratory Tests Cynthia S. Minkovitz Lawrence S. Wissow Health care spending in the United States for clinical laboratory services continues to increase as new and more complex…
