Main description:

Stillbirth remains a sufficiently frequent outcome of pregnancy to pose great problems for clinicians, who have to treat extremely distressed patients. This concise but comprehensive book from an international team of contributors sets out clear guidelines for clinical procedures and patient management for the obstetrician, as well as the gynecologist and the gynecologic pathologist.

Contents:

BACKGROUND: Definition and epidemiology of stillbirths. Lifestyle-related risk factors for stillbirth and their prevention. Maternal disorders and stillbirth. Stillbirth: Obstetric conditions. Prediction and prevention of recurrent stillbirth. Stillbirths and prevention strategies in developing and developed countries. CLINICAL: Essential diagnostic workup of stillbirths. Pathology investigations for stillbirth. Hospital management of the couple following stillbirth. Counseling following intrauterine fetal death (stillbirth). UNDERSTANDING CAUSES: Perinatal clinical audit. Classification of stillbirth: A global approach. Step by step management of stillbirth.