Keeling's Fetal and Neonatal Pathology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Khong, T.Yee (Editor), Malcomson, Roger D. G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 5th ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human anatomy.; Obstetrics.; Pathology.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.; Anatomy.

This fifth edition of a successful book provides an overview of fetal and perinatal pathology, concentrating on common problems, especially where the anatomical pathology findings guide the direction of further investigations. A new feature of this edition is an emphasis on the molecular aspects of...

Table of Contents:

• The Perinatal Postmortem from a Clinician’s Viewpoint
• The Perinatal Necropsy: Methodology
• Genetic and Epigenetic Basis of Development and Disease
• The Placenta and Umbilical Cord
• Perinatal Imaging
• Epidemiology of Fetal and Neonatal Death
• Pathology of Early Pregnancy Loss
• Congenital Abnormalities: Prenatal Diagnosis and Screening
• The Impact of Infection During Pregnancy on the Mother and Baby
• Perinatal Haematology
• Genetic Metabolic Disease
• Fetal Hydrops
• Pathology of Twinning
• Macerated Stillbirth
• Intrapartum Problems
• Prematurity
• Iatrogenic Disease
• Congenital Tumors
• The Cardiovascular System
• The Respiratory System
• The Alimentary Tract and Exocrine Pancreas
• Liver and Gallbladder
• The Urinary System
• The Reproductive System
• The Endocrine System
• The Reticuloendothelial System
• Brain Malformations
• Degenerative and Metabolic Brain Diseases
• Acquired Diseases of the Nervous System
• Skeletal Muscle and Peripheral Nerves
• The Skeletal System
• The Skin
• The Special Senses.-  Forensic Aspects of Perinatal Pathology.