Pregnancy and Birth After Assisted Reproductive Technologies / Edition 1

by Michael Ludwig, R.G. Edwards

Overview

Within 10 chapters this book addresses the whole gamut of questions that may arise in the context of pregnancy resulting from assisted reproduction. Incidence of abortion, extrauterine pregnancy or chromosomal abnormalities, pregnancy complications, problems regarding mode of delivery and the health status of children at birth are covered as well as the further development of the children and the social structure of the families. Topics such as follow-up of families in lesbian relationships and following gamete donations are also discussed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540435310
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	09/17/2002
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Pages:	151
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.01(d)

Table of Contents

A Follow-up of Pregnancies in Assisted Reproduction: Necessity and Problems; Incidence of Early Abortions and Ectopic Pregnancies in Assisted Reproduction; Incidence of Chromosomal Abnormalities After Assisted Reproduction; Assisted Reproduction and Prenatal Diagnosis; Obstetric Outcome of Pregnancies After Assisted Reproduction; Oocyte Donation; Congenital Malformations After ART; Perinatal Outcome and Follow-up of Children Born from ART; Development of Children of Lesbian Mothers After Using Assisted Reproduction Techniques; Development of Children and Family Structure After IVF and Gamete Donation; General Conclusions; Abbreviation List; References.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

"This book represents work of immense importance to those involved in assisted human conception treatments. … This book is an excellent reference source on the effects of assisted conception treatment. It will be consulted by clinical and scientific investigators alike and perhaps by general readers. … the author must be commended on the immense amount of time that must have been spent in attending to the fine detail and collating the data on pregnancy parturition and early development." (Peter Mcfaul, The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Vol. 6 (1), 2004)

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