Table of Contents

Fetal anomalies. Intrauterine growth and parturition. Maternal and infant nutrition. The very low birthweight infant. Ultrasound for fetal and neonatal assessment. Environmental influences on the embryo and fetus. Maternal disease and pregnancyoutcome. Pre- and perinatal diagnosis and management of inherited metabolic diseases. Protection of the fetal/infant brain. Investigation, treatment, and outcome for fetal abnormalities. Perinatal nursing care and perinatal transport. Perinatal medicineand professional education in Europe. Perinatal cardiorespiratory support. Ethics, audit, and medicolegal aspects of perinatal practice. Prevention of preterm deliveries. Fetal and infant learning and behavior. Biotechnology and perinatal research.Surfactant replacement therapy - IRDS and beyond. Short-term benefits of epidural anesthesia. Prophylactic surfactant for preterm infants. WHO attitudes to modern perinatal practice. Waterbirths. Universal right to assisted reproduction. Routine painrelief in ventilated infants. Index.