Moderate preterm, late preterm and early term births. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Lucky Jain, Tonse N.K. Raju ; consulting editor, Lucky Jain.
• Editors: Jain, Lucky; Raju, Tonse N. K (Tonse Narayana Krishna)
• Contents: Front Cover; Moderate Preterm, Late Preterm andEarly Term Births; Copyright; Contributors; Contents; Forthcoming Issues; The Tug of War Between Stillbirths and Elective Early Births; References; Late Preterm and Early Term Births; References; Epidemiology of Moderate Preterm, Late Preterm and Early Term Delivery; Key points; Introduction; Prevalence rates and temporal trends of moderate preterm, late preterm, and early term deliveries; Recurrence of moderate preterm and late preterm deliveries; Risk factors for moderate preterm, late preterm, and early term deliveries. Adverse infant outcomes associated with delivery from 32 to 38 weeks' gestationModerate Preterm Birth (32-33 Weeks); Late Preterm Birth (34-36 Weeks); Early Term Birth (37-38 Weeks); Summary; References; Stillbirth Reduction Efforts and Impact on Early Births; Key points; Introduction; Implications of late preterm or early term delivery; Pregnancies at increased risk for stillbirth; Hypertension; Diabetes; Intrauterine Growth Restriction; Multiple Gestations; Placental Abnormalities; Fetal Abnormalities; Prior Stillbirth; Abnormal Fetal Testing; Knowledge gaps; Summary; References. Early Births and Congenital Birth DefectsKey points; Introduction and historical perspective; Birth defects causing early birth; Chromosomal Defects; Polyhydramnios; Congenital Infections; Early elective delivery secondary to birth defects; Multiple Gestation; Gastrointestinal Defects; Congenital Heart Disease; Growth Issues; Maternal conditions associated with birth defects and early birth; Obesity; Diabetes; Depression; Behavioral Factors; Summary; References; Physiologic Underpinnings for Clinical Problems in Moderately Preterm and Late Preterm Infants; Key points; Introduction. ThermoregulationRespiratory morbidities; RDS; TTN; Hypoxic Respiratory Failure; Pneumonia; Autonomic Regulation, Control of Breathing, and Apnea of Prematurity; Immunologic immaturity and infections; Glucose homeostasis; Gastrointestinal immaturity and feeding; Hepatic immaturity and hyperbilirubinemia; Brain dysmaturity and risk for periventricular leukomalacia; Summary; References; Respiratory Disorders in Moderately Preterm, Late Preterm, and Early Term Infants; Key points; Epidemiology; Fetal lung development and neonatal respiratory transition; Respiratory morbidities. Long-term risk of respiratory disordersAcknowledgments; References; Jaundice and Kernicterus in the Moderately Preterm Infant; Key points; Introduction; Scope of the problem; Mechanism of brain injury; Clinical manifestations of hyperbilirubinemia in the moderately preterm infant; Clinical management of hyperbilirubinemia in the moderately preterm infant; Future directions; Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Management of Breastfeeding During and After the Maternity Hospitalization for Late Preterm Infants; Key points.
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, pages 602-805), illustrations
• Subjects: 618.32; Gestational age; Perinatology; MEDICAL -- Gynecology & Obstetrics; Gestational age; Perinatology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323261210; 0323261213
• Related ISBNs: 9780323261203; 0323261205
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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