Management of Preterm Birth: Best Practices in Prediction, Prevention, and Treatment, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics

More than half a million babies in the US are born prematurely every year - preterm birth is the leading cause of infant mortality and those who survive may face lifelong problems. This issue of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics discusses the epidemiology, outcomes and clinical prediction of preterm birth, and offers information on various therapies.

About the author

Department of Ob/Gyn, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Product details

• Authors: Alice Goepfert, Goepfert Alice
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Science
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.03.2012
• EAN: 9781455739004
• ISBN: 978-1-4557-3900-4
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 340 g
• Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics, MEDICAL / Perinatology & Neonatology, Materno-fetal medicine, Neonatal Medicine, Materno-foetal medicine / perinatology