Title | Intrauterine Growth Restriction [electronic resource] : Aetiology and Management / edited by John Kingdom, Philip Baker |
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Imprint | London : Springer London, 2000 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0735-4 |
Descript | XXII, 434 p. online resource |
1. Definitions of Intrauterine Growth Restriction -- Approaches to the Recognition and Measurement of IUGR -- References -- Section 1 Aetiology and Pathognesis -- 2. Genes, Chromosomes and IUGR -- 3. Perinatal Viral Infections as a Cause of Intrauterine Growth Restriction -- 4. Therapeutic Drugs, Recreational Drugs and Lifestyle Factors -- 5. Studies of Fetal Growth in Animals -- 6. The Uteroplacental Circulation: Extravillous Trophoblast -- 7. Villous Development and the Pathogenesis of IUGR -- 8. Growth Factor Regulators of Placental Angiogenesis -- 9. Placental Transfer and Intrauterine Growth Restriction -- 10. Placental Pathology -- Section 2 Clinical Management -- 11. Ultrasound Assessment -- 12. Biochemical Markers of Fetoplacental Growth Restriction -- 13. Diagnosis and Management of IUGR -- 14. Management of Late Gestation IUGR: Induction or Caesarean Section? -- 15. Coexistent Maternal Disease and Intrauterine Growth Restriction -- 16. Prevention and Treatment of IUGR -- 17. Management of Antepartum Fetal Death -- 18. Paediatric Implications - Neonatal Complications -- 19. Paediatric Implications of IUGR with Special Reference to Cerebral Palsy -- 20. Long Term Implications for Adult Health -- Section 3 Future Advances -- 21. Molecular Regulation of Placental Development -- 22. Towards Evidence-based Management -- 23. The Internet and Medicinev