Multiple Pregnancy | Epidemiology, Gestation, and Perinatal Outcome |

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ABSTRACT

From the Foreword by John J. Sciarra, M.D., Ph.D., Thomas J. Watkins Professor and Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Past President of FIGO, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago:
"This book is by far the most comprehensive and up-to-date source on multiple pregnancy. It discusses cutting-edge options and technologies, and co

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part 75014|2 pages

Paris Department of Biological Psychology Vrije Universiteit Van der Boechorststraat

chapter 1|13 pages

Perinatal Outcomes of Singleton and Multiple Births in the United States, 1995-98

chapter 2|15 pages

Demographic Trends in Western European Countries

chapter 3|6 pages

Demographic Trends in Nordic Countries

chapter 4|10 pages

Multiple Births in Australia

chapter 5|10 pages

Demographic Trends in Japan and Asia

chapter 6|13 pages

The East Flanders Prospective Twin Survey

chapter 7|5 pages

Multiple Births in Israel

chapter 8|6 pages

Multiple Births in the Philippines

chapter 9|5 pages

Multiple Gestations: an Argentinian Point of View

chapter 10|16 pages

Multiple Births Resulting from Assisted Reproductive Technologies in the United States, 1997-2001

chapter 11|12 pages

Multiple Births and Infertility Treatments in France: Results from the FIVNAT Registry

chapter 12|11 pages

Errors in Gestational Age: Implications in Studies of Perinatal Epidemiology

part |2 pages

SECTION II BIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS

chapter 13|14 pages

Definition of Multiple Pregnancy

chapter 15|12 pages

The Phenomenon of Monozygosity: Spontaneous Zygotic Splitting

chapter 16|10 pages

Superfecundation and Superfetation

chapter 17|8 pages

The Vanishing Fetus

chapter 18|10 pages

Uncommon Causes of Twinning: Complete Hydatidiform Mole with Coexistent Twin

chapter 19|32 pages

The Impact of Ovulation Induction and In Vitro Fertilization on the Incidence of Multiple Gestations

chapter 20|8 pages

Micromanipulation and the Risk of Multiple Pregnancy

chapter 21|4 pages

Cloning

chapter 22|6 pages

Natural History of Multiples Conceived by In Vitro Fertilization

chapter 23|9 pages

Heterotopic Pregnancy

chapter 24|16 pages

Placentation

chapter 25|17 pages

Placental Examination in the Delivery Room

chapter 26|28 pages

Advanced Placental Examination of Twins and Higher-order Multiple Pregnancies

chapter 27|12 pages

Vascular Anatomy of Monochorionic Twin Placentas

chapter 28|20 pages

The Phenomenon of Monozygosity

chapter 29|7 pages

The Phenomenon of Monozygosity in Iatrogenic Pregnancies

chapter 30|6 pages

Monozygosity Following Assisted Reproduction: Unanswered Questions

chapter 31|7 pages

The Phenomenon of Monozygosity: Monozygotic Twins in High-order Multiples

chapter 32|12 pages

Phenotypic and Genotypic Discordance in Monozygotic Twins

chapter 33|23 pages

Conjoined Twins

chapter 34|10 pages

Trends in Congenital Malformations, Chromosomal Anomalies and Infant Mortality among Twin Births

chapter 35|5 pages

Pregnancy Loss: Multiple Pregnancy versus Multiple Birth

chapter 36|15 pages

The Biology of Human Twinning: a Needed Change of Perspective

chapter 37|19 pages

Twins in Genetic Research

chapter 38|21 pages

The Mirror Phenomenon in Monozygotic Twins

part |2 pages

SECTION III PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS

chapter 39|29 pages

Diagnosis of Chorionicity and Amnionicity

chapter 40|23 pages

Three-Dimensional Sonography

chapter 41|18 pages

The Role of Doppler Blood Flow Velocimetry

chapter 42|16 pages

Fetal Echocardiography

chapter 43|15 pages

Sonographic Assessment of Fetal Anomalies

chapter 44|20 pages

Sonographic Diagnosis of Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

chapter 45|7 pages

Genetic Counseling: Overview

chapter 46|28 pages

Non-invasive screening tests

chapter 47|11 pages

Nuchal Translucency Measurement

chapter 48|14 pages

Diagnostic Genetic Testing

part |2 pages

SECTION IV PREGNANCY MANAGEMENT: MATERNAL

chapter 49|22 pages

Routine Antepartum Care of Twins

chapter 50|11 pages

Routine Antepartum Care of Triplets and More

chapter 51|14 pages

Nutritional Adaptation

chapter 52|14 pages

Maternal Cardiovascular Adaptation

chapter 53|11 pages

Hypertensive Disorders

chapter 54|8 pages

Diabetes

chapter 55|24 pages

Pregnancy Management: Assessment of Cervical Status

chapter 56|9 pages

Fetal Fibronectin

chapter 57|10 pages

Preterm Rupture of the Membranes

chapter 58|15 pages

Psychological Adaptation

chapter 59|13 pages

Maternal Mortality

part |2 pages

Part V Pregnancy Management: Fetal Growth And Well-Being

chapter 60|18 pages

Intrauterine Growth

chapter 61|12 pages

Ultrasound Assessment of Growth

chapter 62|18 pages

Techniques of Biophysical Assessment

chapter |2 pages

SECTION VI PREGNANCY MANAGEMENT: INTERVENTIONS

chapter 63|14 pages

Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction

chapter 64|14 pages

Selective Termination of the Anomalous Fetus

chapter 65|32 pages

Management of Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

chapter 66|4 pages

Pathophysiology of Twin-twin Transfusion Syndrome: a General Model

chapter 67|14 pages

Monoamniotic Twins

chapter 68|4 pages

Pseudo-monoamniotic Twins

chapter 69|4 pages

Placental Vasculature in the Pathogenesis of Fetal Mortality and Morbidity Multiple Pregnancies

chapter 70|7 pages

Management of Single Fetal Death

chapter 71|14 pages

Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion (TRAP) Sequence

chapter 72|41 pages

Inhibition of Preterm Labor and Subcutaneous Terbutaline Therapy

chapter 73|8 pages

Preterm Delivery: a Review of the Evidence-based Literature

chapter 74|15 pages

Preventing Preterm Birth in Twins and Triplets

chapter 75|9 pages

Delayed-interval Delivery

part |2 pages

SECTION VII PREGNANCY MANAGEMENT: DELIVERY

chapter 76|6 pages

Timing of Delivery

chapter 77|13 pages

Impact of Obstetric Intervention on Trends in Perinatal Mortality

chapter 78|12 pages

The Optimum Route of Delivery

chapter 79|14 pages

Delivery of the Term Twin; A Canadian Perspective

chapter 80|5 pages

Delivery of Multiples: a Dissenting View

chapter 81|5 pages

Special Situations in Labor and Delivery of Multiples

chapter 82|14 pages

Pregnancy Management: Anesthesia

chapter 83|9 pages

Epidemiology of Bleeding and Hemorrhage in Multiple Gestations

chapter 84|12 pages

Management of Uteroplacental Bleeding Disorders

chapter 85|10 pages

Twin Pregnancy and Delivery: the Role of the Midwife in Sweden

part |2 pages

SECTION VIII POSTPARTUM CONCERNS

chapter 86|16 pages

Puerperal Complications

chapter 87|3 pages

Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

chapter 88|14 pages

Breast-feeding Multiples

chapter 89|15 pages

Psychological Morbidity: Diagnosis and Treatment

chapter 90|11 pages

The Very- and Extremely-low-birth-weight Infant

chapter 91|14 pages

Alternative Approaches to the Infant in the Neonatal Intensive-care Unit

chapter 92|15 pages

Maturation and Neuromaturation of Multiples

chapter 93|11 pages

Multiple Pregnancies at the Extremes of Maternal Age

chapter 94|14 pages

Postpartum Zygosity Determination

part |3 pages

SECTION IX CHILDHOOD CONCERNS

chapter 95|17 pages

Childhood Issues

chapter 96|16 pages

Risk and Early Development: Findings from the Louisville Twin Study

chapter 97|15 pages

Cerebral Palsy and Multiple Births

chapter 98|16 pages

Preterm Labor, Infection and Cerebral Palsy

chapter 99|14 pages

Coping with the Special Needs Child

chapter 100|11 pages

Education of Multiples

part |3 pages

SECTION X FAMILIAL CONCERNS

chapter 101|16 pages

Adaptation and Maladaptation in the Multiple Birth Family

chapter 102|10 pages

The Psychological Effects of Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction

chapter 103|20 pages

Bereavement: Grief and Psychological Aspects of Multiple Birth Loss

chapter 104|4 pages

Coping with the Impacts of Death in a Multiple Birth

chapter 105|4 pages

A Personal Perspective on Multiple Pregnancy and Birth

chapter 106|12 pages

Forming and Using Parents of Multiples Clubs: Advice for Health-care Professionals

part |2 pages

SECTION XI ECONOMIC, ETHICAL AND LEGAL CONCERNS

chapter 107|10 pages

Economic Considerations

chapter 108|11 pages

Ethical Issues in Multiple Pregnancy

chapter 109|15 pages

Ethical Issues: a Non-essentialist Point of View

chapter 110|11 pages

Common and Emerging Legal Implications