Establishing the study of multiple pregnancy and the perinatal care of children from multiple births as a recognized specialty within maternal-fetal medicine, the first edition of Multiple Pregnancy was a landmark publication. Fully revised, this new Second Edition has been expanded to include more on epidemiology, biologic mechanisms, the impact o

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Publisher

CRC Press

Year

2005

eBook ISBN

9781439804513

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Topic

Medicine

Subtopic

Gynecology, Obstetrics & Midwifery

Front Cover
Contents
Contributors
Dedications
Preface
Foreword
Foreword
Section dividers
SECTION I. EPIDEMIOLOGICA LAND DEMOGRAPHIC CONSIDERATIONS
Chapter 1. Perinatal Outcomes of Singleton and Multiple Births in the United States,1995–98
Chapter 2. Demographic Trends in Western European Countries
Chapter 3. Demographic Trends in Nordic Countries
Chapter 4. Multiple Births in Australia
Chapter 5. Demographic Trends in Japan and Asia
Chapter 6. The East Flanders Prospective Twin Survey
Chapter 7. Multiple Births in Israel
Chapter 8. Multiple Births in the Philippines
Chapter 9. Multiple Gestations: an Argentinian Point of View
Chapter 10. Multiple Births Resulting from Assisted Reproductive Technologies in the United States, 1997–2001
Chapter 11. Multiple Births and Infertility Treatments in France: Results from the FIVNAT Registry
Chapter 12. Errors in Gestational Age: Implications in Studies of Perinatal Epidemiology
SECTION II. BIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Chapter 13. Definition of Multiple Pregnancy
Chapter 14. Natural Factors Influencing Multiple Gestation: Perspectives from Long-term Observations in Scotland
Chapter 15. The Phenomenon of Monozygosity: Spontaneous Zygotic Splitting
Chapter 16. Superfecundation and Superfetation
Chapter 17. The Vanishing Fetus
Chapter 18. Uncommon Causes of Twinning: Complete Hydatidiform Mole with Coexistent Twin
Chapter 19. The Impact of Ovulation Induction and In Vitro Fertilization on the Incidence of Multiple Gestations
Chapter 20. Micromanipulation and the Risk of Multiple Pregnancy
Chapter 21. Cloning
Chapter 22. Natural History of Multiples Conceived by In Vitro Fertilization
Chapter 23. Heterotopic Pregnancy
Chapter 24. Placentation
Chapter 25. Placental Examination in the Delivery Room
Chapter 26. Advanced Placental Examination of Twins and Higher-order Multiple Pregnancies
Chapter 27. Vascular Anatomy of Monochorionic Twin Placentas
Chapter 28. The Phenomenon of Monozygosity
Chapter 29. The Phenomenon of Monozygosity in Iatrogenic Pregnancies
Chapter 30. Monozygosity Following Assisted Reproduction: Unanswered Questions
Chapter 31. The Phenomenon of Monozygosity: Monozygotic Twins in High-order Multiples
Chapter 32. Phenotypic and Genotypic Discordance in Monozygotic Twins
Chapter 33. Conjoined Twins
Chapter 34. Trends in Congenital Malformations, Chromosomal Anomalies and Infant Mortality among Twin Births
Chapter 35. Pregnancy Loss: Multiple Pregnancy versus Multiple Birth
Chapter 36. The Biology of Human Twinning: a Needed Change of Perspective
Chapter 37. Twins in Genetic Research
Chapter 38. The Mirror Phenomenon in Monozygotic Twins
SECTION III PRENATALDIAGNOSIS
Chapter 39. Diagnosis of Chorionicity and Amnionicity
Chapter 40. Three-Dimensional Sonography
Chapter 41. The Role of Doppler Blood Flow Velocimetry
Chapter 42. Fetal Echocardiography
Chapter 43. Sonographic Assessment of Fetal Anomalies
Chapter 44. Sonographic Diagnosis of Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Chapter 45. Genetic Counseling: Overview
Chapter 46. Non-invasive Screening Tests
Chapter 47. Nuchal Translucency Measurement
Chapter 48. Diagnostic Genetic Testing
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SECTION IV PREGNANCY MANAGEMENT: MATERNAL
Chapter 49. Routine Antepartum Care of Twins
Chapter 50. Routine Antepartum Care of Triplets and More
Chapter 51. Nutritional Adaptation
Chapter 52. Maternal Cardiovascular Adaptation
Chapter 53. Hypertensive Disorders
Chapter 54. Diabetes
Chapter 55. Pregnancy Management: Assessment of Cervical Status
Chapter 56. Fetal Fibronectin
Chapter 57. Preterm Rupture of the Membranes
Chapter 58. Psychological Adaptation
Chapter 59. Maternal Mortality
SECTION V. PREGNANCY MANAGEMENT: FETAL GROWTH AND WELL-BEING
Chapter 60. Intrauterine Growth
Chapter 61. Ultrasound Assessmentof Growth
Chapter 62. Techniques of BiophysicalAssessment
SECTION VI. PREGNANCY MANAGEMENT: INTERVENTIONS
Chapter 63. Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction
Chapter 64. Selective Termination of the Anomalous Fetus
Chapter 65. Management of Twin–Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Chapter 66. Pathophysiology of Twin–twin Transfusion Syndrome: a General Model
Chapter 67. Monoamniotic Twins
Chapter 68. Pseudo-monoamniotic Twins
Chapter 69. Placental Vasculature in the Pathogenesis of Fetal Mortality and Morbidity in Multiple Pregnancies
Chapter 70. Management of Single Fetal Death
Chapter 71. Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion (TRAP) Sequence
Chapter 72. Inhibition of Preterm Labor and Subcutaneous Terbutaline Therapy
Chapter 73. Preterm Delivery: a Review of the Evidence-based Literature
Chapter 74. Preventing Preterm Birth in Twins and Triplets
Chapter 75. Delayed-interval Delivery
SECTION VII. PREGNANCY MANAGEMENT: DELIVERY
Chapter 76. Timing of Delivery
Chapter 77. Impact of Obstetric Intervention on Trends in Perinatal Mortality
Chapter 78. The Optimum Route of Delivery
Chapter 79. Delivery of the Term Twin: A Canadian Perspective
Chapter 80. Delivery of Multiples: a Dissenting View
Chapter 81. Special Situations in Labor and Delivery of Multiples
Chapter 82. Pregnancy Management: Anesthesia
Chapter 83. Epidemiology of Bleeding and Hemorrhage in Multiple Gestations
Chapter 84. Management of Uteroplacental Bleeding Disorders
Chapter 85. Twin Pregnancy and Delivery: the Role of the Midwife in Sweden
SECTION VIII POSTPARTUM CONCERNS
Chapter 86. Puerperal Complications
Chapter 87. Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Chapter 88. Breast-feeding Multiples
Chapter 89. Psychological Morbidity: Diagnosis and Treatment
Chapter 90. The Very- and xtremely-low-birth-weight nfant
Chapter 91. Alternative Approaches to the Infant in the Neonatal Intensive-care Unit
Chapter 92. Maturation and Neuromaturation of Multiples
Chapter 93. Multiple Pregnancies at the Extremes of Maternal Age
Chapter 94. Postpartum ZygosityDetermination
SECTION IX. CHILDHOOD CONCERNS
Chapter 95. Childhood Issues
Chapter 96. Risk and Early Development: Findings from the Louisville Twin Study
Chapter 97. Cerebral Palsy and Multiple Births
Chapter 98. Preterm Labor, Infection and Cerebral Palsy
Chapter 99. Coping with the Special Needs Child
Chapter 100. Education of Multiples
SECTION X. FAMILIAL CONCERNS
Chapter 101. Adaptation and Maladaptation in the Multiple Birth Family
Chapter 102. The Psychological Effects of Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction
Chapter 103. Bereavement: Grief and Psychological Aspects of Multiple Birth Loss
Chapter 104. Coping with the Impacts of Death in a Multiple Birth
Chapter 105. A Personal Perspective on Multiple Pregnancy and Birth
Chpater 106. Forming and Using Parents of Multiples Clubs: Advice for Health-care Professionals
SECTION XI. ECONOMIC, ETHICAL AND LEGAL CONCERNS
Chapter 107. Economic Considerations
Chapter 108. Ethical Issues in Multiple Pregnancy
Chapter 109. Ethical Issues: a Non-essentialist Point of View
Chapter 110. Common and Emerging Legal Implications
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