Fetal Medicine: The Clinical Care of the Fetus as a Patient

An all-encompassing, color-illustrated clinical reference on the newest developments in all aspects of fetal diagnosis and therapy, this book contains 53 chapters by the world's foremost experts on fetal ultrasound, genetic diagnosis and fetal assessment, and clinical perinatology. They cover developments in ultrasound, including Doppler and three-dimensional imaging, advances in fetal diagnosis and therapy, including new developments for prenatal repair of meningomyelocele, and current perspectives on a wide variety of topics reflecting the range of modern perinatology, featuring new and important technical information on the clinical care of the fetus as a patient. Includes bibliographic references and index.