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Fetal Medicine

Prenatal Diagnosis and Management

Author: Michel Vekemans, Lola Cartier and André Boué   Series: Oxford Monographs on Medical Genetics

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A guide to pregnancy management for health care professionals which focuses on clinical practice involving the development and implementation of new techniques for examining the foetus in utero. Throughout the book, the special status of the foetus as a patient is emphasized and the concerns and questions of families are considered.

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A guide to pregnancy management for health care professionals which focuses on clinical practice involving the development and implementation of new techniques for examining the foetus in utero. Throughout the book, the special status of the foetus as a patient is emphasized and the concerns and questions of families are considered.

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This new book will enable GP's, obstetricians and paediatricians to answer the concerns of the families in their care. It is the first book to make information on this important topic so easily accessible to clinicians. The book is firmly rooted in clinical practice and based on many years of experience, much of it involving the development and implementation of new techniques for examining the fetus in utero. The techniques now available are assessed andbetter ways to identify pregnancies which are eligible to their application are proposed. Throughout the book, the special status of the fetus as a patient is emphasized and the concerns and questions offamilies are considered, making this the first fully comprehensive and authoritative volume on fetal medicine.

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Critic Reviews

“'Overall, the book is very readable and offers a commonsense approach towhat are complex social, biological, and ethical issues. I would recommend it toall who are responsible for the care of childbearing families.'G. Justus Hofmeyr, Coronation Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand, TheLancet”

Even though the editor accepts that the volume will rapidly be superseded, the core of this textbook will remain valuable for a considerable time to come.'Andrew GreenOverall, the book is very readable and offers a commonsense approach to what are complex social, biological, and ethical issues. I would recommend it to all who are responsible for the care of childbearing families.'G. Justus Hofmeyr, Coronation Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand, The Lancet

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About the Author

Andre Boue is at INSERM 73 - Genetique et Pathologie Foetale, Paris. Michel Vekemans is at Hospital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris. Lola Cartier is at Montreal Children's Hospital/McGill University.

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This new book will enable GP's, obstetricians and paediatricians to answer the concerns of the families in their care. It is the first book to make information on this important topic so easily accessible to clinicians. The book is firmly rooted in clinical practice and based on many years of experience, much of it involving the development and implementation of new techniques for examining the fetus in utero. The techniques now available are assessed and better ways to identify pregnancies which are eligible to their application are proposed. Throughout the book, the special status of the fetus as a patient is emphasized and the concerns and questions of families are considered, making this the first fully comprehensive and authoritative volume on fetal medicine.

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Product Details

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
19th October 1995
Pages
304
ISBN
9780192619044

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