Multiple Pregnancy

by Mark Kilby (Editor), Philip Baker (Editor), Hilary Critchley (Editor)

All healthcare professionals involved in women's health need to have an awareness of the special antenatal and postnatal problems for the mother having twins or indeed a higher-order multiple pregnancy. There are also particular challenges facing those caring for neonates born from multiple pregnancies. Contributions to this volume come from multidisciplinary healthcare professionals who are leaders in both the scientific understanding and the clinical management of multiple pregnancy. They address not only issues related to pathophysiology and delivery in multiple pregnancy but also the various potential implications and long-term sequelae for the children. The continuing need to support mothers who give birth to multiple pregnancies is also recognised and addressed. This volume provides an essential overview of the current literature to those healthcare professionals working within obstetrics, midwifery and paediatrics.

298 pages, Paperback

First published June 26, 2006