Twin and higher-order pregnancies / Asma Khalil, Liesbeth Lewi, Enrico Lopriore, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Khalil, Asma.

Lewi, Liesbeth.

Lopriore, Enrico.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multiple pregnancy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (439 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive update on the management of multiple pregnancy, which is becoming more common, and is associated with increased maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Offering a practical guide and a wealth of videos, images and illustrations, the book will help clinicians to feel more confident when caring for women with multiple pregnancy. Its main objectives are: To increase the level of knowledge of healthcare professionals involved in the care of these women; To update their knowledge in keeping with the recommendations of the latest national and international guidelines; and To promote a multidisciplinary approach to the management of women with multiple pregnancy. .

Contents:

Section I Biology: Zygocity and chorionicity OR Biology and genetics of dizygotic and monozygotic twinning

The vanishing twin

Genomic studies of complex traits: the value of twins

Placentation in multiple pregnancy

omic twin studies

Section I Epidemiology: Epidemiology of twins and multiple pregnancy

Assisted conception and multiple pregnancy

Emerging methods in twin research

Section III Antenatal Care in twins and multiple pregnancy: Dating of the pregnancy (determining the gestational age)

Determining chorionicity and amnionicity

Twin labelling, timing, frequency and content of ultrasound assessment

Prenatal screening for and diagnosis of aneuploidy

Screening for structural abnormalities

Assessment of fetal growth in twins and multiple pregnancy

Section IV Prenatal complications in multiple pregnancy: Twin pregnancies discordant for fetal anomaly

Fetal reduction/selective termination in uncomplicated twins and multiple pregnancy

Preterm birth in twins and multiple pregnancy

Fetal growth restriction

Stillbirth and single inutero death

Section V Complications unique to monochorionic twin pregnancies: Twin to twin transfusion syndrome

Twin anaemia polycythaemia sequence

Twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence

Monochorionic monoamniotic twin pregnancy

Diagnosis and management of conjoined twins

Section VI Peripartum care: Timing of birth in uncomplicated twin pregnancy

Mode of delivery in twin pregnancy and delivery of the second twin

Analgesia and anaesthetic consideration

Postpartum hemorrhage and maternal morbidity in multiple pregnancy

Section VII Postnatal care: Breast feeding twins and multiples

Postpartum depression and psychiatric considerations

Postnatal neonatal assessment in multiple pregnancy

Support after single loss in twin and multiple pregnancy

Section VIII Childhood development: Cerebral palsy and neurodevelopmental delay in multiple pregnancy

Long term follow-up: indications and methodology

Neuroimaging & the brain; the role of twin studies

Section IX Research, registries and Parent views: Research studies in twins and multiple pregnancy (Global Twins and Multiples Priority Setting Partnership)

Twin and multiple pregnancy registries

Twin and multiple pregnancy: patient voice.

Notes:

Includes index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 16, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Khalil, Asma Twin and Higher-Order Pregnancies

ISBN:

9783030476526

3030476529

OCLC:

1288215463

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.