Title | Fetal Growth [electronic resource] / edited by F. Sharp, R. B. Fraser, R. D. B. Milner |
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Imprint | London : Springer London, 1989 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1707-0 |
Descript | VIII, 428p. 71 illus. online resource |
Section 1 โ Normal Fetal Growth -- Effect of genome on size at birth -- Fetal growth curves -- Discussion -- Placental control of fetal metabolism -- The placenta as an endocrine regulator -- Discussion -- Section 2 โ Normal Fetal Growth (Continued) -- Genetic mechanisms of regulation of fetal growth -- Control of cellular multiplication and differentiation -- Discussion -- Maternal diet and fetal substrate provision -- Environmental influences on fetal growth: effects and consequences -- Discussion -- Section 3 โ Fetal Overgrowth -- Fetal growth: an overview -- Mechanisms of overgrowth -- Discussion -- Obstetric problems of fetal macrosomia -- Discussion -- Section 4 โ Fetal Undergrowth -- Epidemiology -- Aetiology of fetal undergrowth -- Discussion -- Effects of changes in maternal energy and protein intake during pregnancy, with special reference to fetal growth -- Discussion -- Utero-placental blood flow and retal growth -- Discussion -- Section 5 โ Clinical Implications of Fetal Undergrowth -- The detection of intrauterine growth retardation -- Detection of fetal growth retardation by biochemical tests -- Discussion -- Technical basis for Doppler blood flow measurement -- Volume flow calculation in the human fetus using pulsed Doppler ultrasound: basic problems -- Fetal and placental blood flow -- Discussion -- Clinical dating and assessment -- Discussion -- Section 6 โ Clinical Implications of Fetal Undergrowth (Continued) -- Treatment of fetal growth retardation -- Fetal activity and biophysical evaluation in IUGR -- Discussion -- Intrapartum monitoring in IUGR -- Discussion -- Neonatal management of the SGA infant -- Fetal growth: mortality and morbidity -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- Conclusions