Preterm birth
Subtitle: prevention and management
By: [edited by] Vincenzo Berghella.
Contributors: Berghella, Vincenzo.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781405192903
Subjects: Premature labor; Premature Birth -- prevention & control
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The global impact of preterm birth / Jennifer Harris Requejo and Mario Merialdi; title: Preterm birth : a complex disease / Eric J. Hodgson and Charles Lockwood; title: Why prevention? / Jason K Baxter; title: The epidemiology of preterm birth / Robert Goldenberg and Elizabeth M McClure; title: Genetics of preterm birth / Heidi L Thorson and Hy Simhan; title: The cervix / Vincenzo Berghella; title: Inflammation and infection / Roberto Romero ... [et al.]; title: The endocrine regulation of human labor / Roger Smith, Julia Smith, and Andrew Bisits; title: Preventive issues for all gravidas / Priyadarshini Koduri; title: Tobacco and preterm birth / Jeroen Vanderhoeven and Jorge E Tolosa; title: Care for women with prior preterm birth / Jay Iams; title: Short cervical length / Timothy J Rafael; title: Fetal fibronectin / Maria Bisulli; title: Bacterial vaginosis nancy hendrix; title: Sexually transmitted infections / Neil Seligman; title: Multiple gestations : preventing, and managing preterm birth / Edward Hayes and Suneet P Chauhan; title: Asymptomatic cervical changes / Leonardo Pereira; title: Preterm labour / Amen Ness, Yair Blumenfeld, and Joyce F Sung; title: Preterm premature rupture of the membranes / Brian Mercer; title: Promotion of fetal maturation / Kellie Murphy; title: Location, mode of delivery and intrapartum issues for the preterm gestation / Dana Figueroa and Dwight J Rouse; title: Perinatal care and long-term implications / Janet Larson , Shobhana Desai, and William McNett; title: Ethical issues related to preterm birth / Frank A Chervenak and Laurence B. McCullough; title: Future research / Cathy Spong.