| Description | | - Chapters are organized by the week of pregnancy
- The authors are both internationally recognized experts and the text is reliable, accurate and up-to-date
- Key points of each chapter are highlighted in summary boxes
- Beautiful, state-of-the-art ultrasound images show the stages of development of the unborn baby
- After reading this book pregnant women (and their partners) will be equipped to make the difficult decisions about prenatal tests
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All parents-to-be are offered tests to check on the wellbeing of their unborn baby. They need clear and relevant information about the purpose, the timing and the risks of each test, as well as details of how the test will actually be performed.
The book covers every prenatal test, giving the necessary amount of information on each, without overloading the reader. At each stage of
pregnancy, parents can rely on it to:
- provide background reading before discussions with medical staff
- inform the difficult decisions that may have to be made about whether to have tests
- explain the results
Prenatal Tests: The Facts
is written by two experts in the field. Arranged by stage of pregnancy, and beautifully illustrated with over 20 ultrasound images, it
gives parents-to-be all the information they need in order to make the right decisions for themselves and their baby.
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Readership: Parents-to-be and those who advise them.
| Contents |
Introduction
1.
Why have prenatal tests?
2.
Choosing the best prenatal tests for you - an overview
3.
The goals and limits of prenatal testing
4.
Prenatal testing: preconception to 9 weeks
5.
Prenatal testing: 10-14 weeks
6.
Prenatal testing: 15-17 weeks
7.
Prenatal testing: 18-22 weeks
8.
Prenatal testing: 23 weeks until after delivery
9.
Decisions after prenatal testing (including fetal surgery, use of the internet, and ethics)
10.
Glossary of terms, contacts, web links, further reading
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Lachlan De Crespigny, Honorary Research Fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne and
Frank Chervenak, Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Weill Cornell Medical Center
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