2013 BMA Medical Book Awards Highly Commended in Paediatrics!
This book informs the multidisciplinary team (including maternity staff, obstetricians and materno-foetal medicine specialists) which counsel parents expecting a foetus at risk. It contains concise chapters contributed by numerous neonatal specialists in Australia. It is also useful to Midwifery, Nursing and Allied Health staff that care for mothers and babies.
The chapters cover the most common reasons for an antenatal consultation. This will range from the baby that is threatening to deliver prematurely or is severely growth restricted to those with significant abnormalities such as congenital heart disease, spina bifida or gastroschisis, etc.
Key Features
- This handbook deals with the issues presented in a concise manner.
- Material is suitable for all multidisciplinary clinical markets.
- Definitions of pathologies and conditions provided in each chapter.
- Strengths with possible “problems expected at birth with advice on how to manage them are presented.
- Logical outline of management.
Author Information
By Mark Davies, Staff Consultant Neonatologist, Grantley Stable Neonatal Unit, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital; Senior Lecturer, Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Queensland, Australia; Garry Inglis; Luke Jardine and Pieter Koorts
Section 1: General principles Chapter 1 - The antenatal consultChapter 2 - Conditions that require palliative careSection 2: PrematurityChapter 3 - Preterm delivery at 22 weeks gestational ageChapter 4 - Preterm delivery at 23 weeks gestational ageChapter 5 - Preterm delivery at 24 weeks gestational ageChapter 6 - Preterm delivery at 25 weeks gestational ageChapter 7 - Preterm delivery at 26 weeks gestational ageChapter 8 - Preterm delivery at 27 weeks gestational ageChapter 9 - Preterm delivery at 28 to 32 weeks gestational ageChapter 10 - Morbidity and mortality statisticsSection 3: Non-specific antenatal findingsChapter 11 - Reduced liquor volumes Chapter 12 - Polyhydramnios Chapter 13 - HydropsSection 4: Maternal disorders that affect the fetusChapter 14 - Maternal diabetesChapter 15 - Maternal thyroid diseaseSection 5: InfectionChapter 16 - CytomegalovirusChapter 17 - ToxoplasmosisChapter 18 - HerpesChapter 19 - VaricellaChapter 20 - Human immuno-deficiency virusChapter 21 - Hepatitis B and Hepatitis CChapter 22 - ParvovirusSection 6: Multiple pregnancy and growth problemsChapter 23 - Multiple PregnancyChapter 24 - Twin to twin transfusion syndromeChapter 25 - Severe intrauterine growth restrictionSection 7: Alloimmune problemsChapter 26 - Rhesus diseaseChapter 27 - Feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopaeniaSection 8: AneuploidyChapter 28 - Trisomy 21 Chapter 29 - Trisomy 13 and Trisomy 18Section 9: Lung problemsChapter 30 - Congenital diaphragmatic herniaChapter 31 - Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation Section 10: Cardiac problemsChapter 32 - Congenital heart disease Chapter 33 - Right ventricular outflow tract obstructionChapter 34 - Transposition of the great arteries Chapter 35 - Hypoplastic left heart syndromeChapter 36 - Other left ventricular outflow tract obstructionChapter 37 - DysrhythmiaSection 11: Gut problemsChapter 38 - GastroschisisChapter 39 - OmphalocoeleChapter 40 - Oesophageal atresiaChapter 41 - Other gut atresiasChapter 42 - Echogenic bowelSection 12: Renal tract problemsChapter 43 - Renal agenesis and dysplasiasChapter 44 - Pelvicyeal dilatation Chapter 45 - Dilated bladder Section 13: Neurological problemsChapter 46 - Dandy-Walker malformation and variantChapter 47 - Agenesis of the corpus callosumChapter 48 - Ventriculomegaly Chapter 49 - Neural tube defectsChapter 50 - Cerebellar hypoplasiaSection 14: Musculoskeletal problemsChapter 51 - Skeletal problemsChapter 52 - TalipesChapter 53 - Fetal dyskinesiaSection 15: TumoursChapter 54 - Cystic HygromaChapter 55 - Teratoma – sacrococcygeal/neck Section 16: Facial cleftsChapter 56 - Cleft lip and cleft palate
