Full Description
Multiple pregnancies are associated with higher risks for both mother and babies. Women with multiple pregnancies have an increased risk of miscarriage, anemia, hypertensive disorders, haemorrhage, and postnatal illness. These pregnancies are more likely to need an operative delivery, and maternal mortality is generally 2.5 times that of singleton births. Fetuses are at increased risk for anatomic and genetic anomalies, growth abnormalities, prematurity, and several physiological problems related to monochorionicity. This book provides a much needed, up-to-date guide to the management of multiple pregnancies. Presented with a uniform approach to all chapters, information is easily navigable, evidence-based, and highly practical. Heavily illustrated, particularly with ultrasound images - the cornerstone of management of multiple pregnancies - this book will appeal to obstetricians and specialists in maternal-fetal medicine, midwives and ultrasonographers and will improve outcomes for mothers and babies.
Contents
1. Epidemiology of multiple pregnancy Hong-Thao Thieu and Errol R. Norwitz; 2. Assisted conception and multiple pregnancy: strategies to reduce rates Mariano Mascarenhas and Adam Balen; 3. Zygosity, chorionicity and amnionicity Waldo Sepulveda and Amy E. Wong; 4. Multifetal pregnancy reduction Simi Gupta Talati and Andrei Rebarber; 5. Gestational dating in multiple pregnancy Pierre Mace, Houman Mahallati and Laurent J. Salomon; 6. Screening for fetal aneuploidy in multiple pregnancy Maria del Mar Gil and Kypros Nicolaides; 7. Screening for fetal abnormality in multiple pregnancy Carolina Bibbo, Julian N. Robinson and Beryl Benacerraf; 8. Screening and diagnosis of complications of shared placentation Caitlin D. Baptiste and Lynn Simpson; 9. Invasive prenatal diagnosis in multiple pregnancy Ranjit Akolekar; 10. Conjoined twinning: diagnosis and management Alice King and Michael A. Belfort; 11. Management of discordant fetal anomaly Rajit Narayan and Jon Hyett; 12. Single and double fetal loss in twin pregnancy Mark Kilby, Leo Gurney, Janice L. Gibson and R. Katie Morris; 13. Management of twin-twin transfusion syndrome Christian Bamberg and Kurt Hecher; 14. Management of twin anemia-polycythemia sequence Liesbeth Lewi and Enrico Lopriore; 15. Management of Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion (TRAP) sequence Werner Diehl; 16. Management of fetal growth pathology in multiple pregnancy Nikolaos Antonakopoulos and Asma Khalil; 17. Management of monoamniotic twins Vagisha Pruthi, Shiri Shinar, Johannes Keunen, Greg Ryan and Tim van Mieghem; 18. Maternal complications in multiple pregnancy Sarah Rae Easter and Mike Foley; 19. Risk-assessment and screening for preterm birth in multiple pregnancy Amanda Roman Alexandra Ramirez, Guillermo Gurza and Vincenzo Berghella; 20. Prevention of preterm birth in multiple pregnancies Abdallah Adra; 21. Optimal antenatal care in multiple pregnancy Leanne Bricker; 22.Triplet and higher order pregnancy: special considerations Ann McHugh and Fergal Malone; 23. Timing of delivery in multiple pregnancy Laure Noel and Basky Thilaganathan; 24. Mode of delivery in multiple pregnancy Amir Aviram, Jon FR Barret, Elad Mei-Dan and Nir Melamed; 25. Practical management of vaginal birth in multiple pregnancy Julian Robinson; 26. Neonatal care aspects of multiple pregnancy Alejandra Barrero-Castillero and DeWayne M. Pursley; 27. Lifestyle considerations for multiple pregnancy Nathan S Fox; 28. Emotional and mental wellbeing in multiple pregnancy Lala Langtry White; 29. New frontiers in multiple pregnancy management Caroline Shaw and Christoph Lees; 30. Multiple pregnancy resources for professionals and public Natasha Fenwick and Jane Gorringe; 31. Obstetric anaesthesia in multiple pregnancy Tarek Ansari.
