This book presents the latest evidence-based guidelines for perinatal management and is designed to help obstetricians and neonatologists minimize complications and offer patients the best possible care. Since 1960, there has been a significant increase in basic and clinical investigations on normal and pathological pregnancy in the developed world. This has provided insights into the physiopathology of pregnant women, fetuses and newborns and led to the development of new technologies, bringing about a new medical subspecialty: perinatal medicine. The book is divided into eight main sections: The first examines basic periconceptional care and discusses the ethical aspects of perinatology. The next section focuses on prenatal considerations, such as the nutritional aspects of gestation and puerperium, physical exercise during pregnancy, routine laboratory tests, prenatal care of multiple gestations and the role of the neonatologist in prenatal care. The third and fourth sections then explore fetal evaluation, and clinical intercurrences in pregnancy, respectively. The next section addresses pregnancy complications: prevention, diagnosis and management. The sixth section covers the basic aspects of congenital infections and the seventh examines labor and delivery aspects. Lastly, the final section includes chapters on neonatal assistance. Written by leading experts in obstetrics, neonatology, and perinatology, this thoroughly updated, comprehensive resource reflects the latest information in all areas, including genetics and imaging.

Includes index.

Section 1. Periconceptional Care -- Chapter 1. Historical preface: Early Stages of Perinatal Medicine -- Chapter 2. Professional Ethics in the Clinical Practice of Perinatal Medicine -- Chapter 3. Guidance and Assessment of Preconception Risk -- Chapter 4. Genetics for The Obstetrician: Bases Of Genetic Counseling -- Chapter 5. Screening for Chromosomal Anomalies -- Chapter 6. Protocol of Immunization of the Adult Woman -- Chapter 7. Drugs in Pregnancy and Childbirth -- Section 2. Prenatal Care -- Chapter 8. Nutritional aspects of gestation and puerperium -- Chapter 9. Physical exercise during pregnancy -- Chapter 10. Standards in Pre Natal Care -- Chapter 11. Multiple Pregnancy -- Section 3. Fetal Proceedings -- Chapter 12. Ultrasound -- Chapter 13. Clinical Use of 3D Sonography -- Chapter 14. First Trimester Ultrasonography -- Chapter 15. Ultrasound in Second and Third Trimester: What Should be Evaluated? -- Chapter 16. Doppler velocimetry -- Chapter 17. Antepartum Cardiotography -- Chapter 18. Evaluation of Fetal Pulmonary Maturity -- Chapter 19. Fetal Surgery -- Section 4. Clinical Complications in Pregnancy: Diagnosis and Management -- Chapter 20. Anemia in pregnancy -- Chapter 21. Chronic hypertension in pregnancy -- Chapter 22. Pre-gestational diabetes mellitus -- Chapter 23. Acquired thrombophilia in pregnancy -- Chapter 24. Hereditary thrombophilia -- Chapter 25. Gastrointestinal disorders -- Chapter 26. Heart Disease during Pregnancy -- Chapter 27. Thyroid diseases -- Chapter 28. Rheumatological diseases -- Chapter 29. Prophylaxis for deep venous thrombosis during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum -- Chapter 30. Metabolomics Application in Fetal Medicine -- Section 5. Pregnancy Complications: prevention, diagnosis and management -- Chapter 31. Prematurity: relevant aspects in the asymptomatic patient -- Chapter 32. Prematurity: relevant aspects in the symptomatic patient -- Chapter 33. Prematurity: evaluation of fetal well-being and delivery -- Chapter 34. Antenatal Corticosteroid -- Chapter 35. Magnesium Sulphate in the Prevention of Cerebral Palsy -- Chapter 36. Premature rupture of membranes -- Chapter 37. Fetal growth restriction -- Chapter 38. Perinatal Hemolytic Disease -- Chapter 39. Disorders of Amniotic fluid volume -- Chapter 40. Pre eclampsia -- Chapter 41. Gestational diabetes -- Chapter 42. Complications of monochorionic twin pregnancy: double trouble? -- Section 6. Infectious diseases -- Chapter 43. Urinary tract infections -- Chapter 44. Congenital infection 1 (Syphilis, AIDS, Viral hepatitis) -- Chapter 45. Congenital infection 2 (Toxoplasmosis, CMV, Rubella) -- Chapter 46. Group B Streptococcus Infection -- Chapter 47. Arboviruses and Pregnancy (Zika, Dengue, Chikungunya and Yellow Fever) -- Section 7. Childbirth and Postpartum -- Chapter 48. Cervical Rippening and Labor Induction -- Chapter 49. Analgesia and anesthesia at birth -- Chapter 50. Cesarean Delivery -- Chapter 51. Perinatal Asphyxia (Acute Fetal Distress) -- Chapter 52. Maternal Complications in the Immediate Postpartum Period -- Chapter 53. Care of the newborn infant during the third stage of labor -- Section 8. Neonatal Period -- Chapter 54. Breastfeeding -- Chapter 55. Caring for the Normal Newborn -- Chapter 56. Palliative care in perinatology -- Chapter 57. Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy -- Chapter 58. Neonatal Complications of Prematurity -- Chapter 59. Small for Gestational Age -- Chapter 60. Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the Newborn -- Chapter 61. Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn -- Chapter 62. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia -- Chapter 63. Retinopathy of Prematurity -- Chapter 64. Necrotizing Enterocolitis -- Chapter 65. Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension -- Chapter 66. Intracranial hemorrhage -- Chapter 67. Resuscitation of the Newborn -- Development of algorithms, present status and future perspectives.