What You Need To Know About Maternal-Fetal Medicine
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In brief
In brief
Review article bridging maternal-fetal medicine and pediatric surgery, covering essential antepartum care concepts for surgeons managing fetal patients. Discusses prenatal screening methods, fetal assessment techniques, gestational disorders, and placental/umbilical cord variants relevant to surgical planning.
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Publication date: Available online 18 July 2019
Source: Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Author(s): Kaeli J. Yamashiro, Laura A. Galganski, Shinjiro Hirose
Abstract
The field of pediatric Surgery now encompasses fetal Surgery. The purpose of this article is to review aspects of antepartum care pertinent to the fetal and pediatric surgeon. We summarize antepartum screening, methods to assess the fetus, gestational disorders and variants of umbilical cord insertion sites and the placenta.