Main description:

This book is a concise guide to multiple gestations for practising obstetricians and trainees.

Beginning with an overview of the epidemiology, classification and changing trends in incidence, the following sections cover the management of multiple gestations, from first trimester through to the post natal period.

The text guides clinicians step by step from basic knowledge through to recent advances and provides detailed coverage of both maternal and foetal complications.

The final chapter discusses ethical, legal and psychological issues associated with multiple gestations.

Key points

Concise guide to multiple gestations for obstetricians and trainees
Covers from first trimester through to post natal period
Detailed coverage of maternal and foetal complications
Includes discussion on ethical, legal and psychological issues

Contents:

Epidemiology of Multiple Gestations
Changing Trends in the Incidence and Epidemiology of Multiple Gestations
Multiple Gestations: Classification, Etiology and Diagnosis
Determination of Chorionicity in Multiple Gestations
Antenatal Care in Multiple Gestations
Screening for Fetal Aneuploidies in Multiple Gestations
Invasive Procedures in Multiple Gestations
Role of Imaging in Multiple Gestations
Fetal Surveillance in Third Trimester in Multiple Gestations
Complications in Multiple Gestations: An Overview
Congenital Defects in Multiple Gestations
Prediction and Prevention of Preterm Labor in Multiple Gestations: What does Evidence Say?
Discordant Twins
Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence
Twin Pregnancy with Adversity in One Fetus
Multiple Gestations with Single Fetal Demise
Conjoined Twins
Intrapartum Monitoring in Multiple Gestations
Interlocking of Twins
Managing Labor and Delivery in Twins
Multiple Gestations of Higher Order
Fetal Reduction in Multiple Gestations
Neonatal Issues in Multiple Gestations
Breastfeeding: Problems and Solutions
Ethical, Legal and Psychological Issues Related to Multiple Gestations