Table of Contents

Early Fetal Development and the Environment: Reproductive Genetics, The Placenta, Gestational Changes of the Reproductive Tract and Breasts, Environmental Influences on Fetal Development. Fetal Diagnostic and Treatment Modalities: Ultrasound in Perinatal Medicine, Measurement of Fetal Activity, Biophysical Evaluation of Fetal Status, Acid-Base Physiology in the Fetus, Endocrine and Other Evaluations of the Fetal Environment, Evaluation of Fetal Lung Maturity. Maternal and Fetal Pathophysiology: Pregnancy Wastage, Disorders of Parturition, Normal and Abnormal Labour, Fetal Growth, Multiple Gestation, Placental Abnormalities, Maternal and Fetal Infections, Maternal Blood Group Immunization, Maternal Disorders, Neonatal Problems.