Diagnosis and Treatment of Fetal Disorders: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Diagnosis and Treatment of Disorders Affecting the Intrauterine Patient Dorado, Puerto Rico, October 29–31, 1967

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Front Matter....Pages i-xv Deprivation of the Human Fetus: Forms, Causes and Significance....Pages 1-14 The Future of Antepartum Morphologic Studies....Pages 15-49 Placental Biopsy: Results, Limitations and Topographic Differences....Pages 50-71 Prenatal Sex-Chromatin and Chromosome Analysis....Pages 72-82 Cellular Growth of the Placenta as an Indicator of Abnormal Fetal Growth....Pages 83-101 The Role of Placenta in the Synthesis and Metabolism of Proteins....Pages 102-112 Estimation of Rates of Production and Transfer of Hormones in Pregnancy....Pages 113-120 Constituents of Amniotic Fluid: Reflections of Normal and Abnormal Fetal Maturation....Pages 121-140 Amnioscopy and Fetal Blood Sampling....Pages 141-150 Maternal-Fetal Acid-Base Relationships....Pages 151-162 Use of Fetal Blood Sampling and Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring....Pages 163-174 The Validity of Capillary Blood in the Assessment of the Acid-Base State of the Fetus....Pages 175-177 Predictability and Complications of Fetal Blood Sampling....Pages 178-184 Biophysical Studies of the Human Fetus....Pages 185-204 Correlation of Intrapartum Changes in Fetal Heart Rate with Fetal Blood Oxygen and Acid-Base State....Pages 205-225 The Clinical and Pathological Effects of Asphyxiation in the Fetal Rhesus Monkey....Pages 226-249 Gastrointestinal Activity and Water Absorptive Capacity of the Fetus....Pages 250-257 Indications and Results of Fetal Transfusions....Pages 258-263 Surgical Treatment of Erythroblastosis Fetalis....Pages 264-271 Intraperitoneal Blood Transfusion in the Fetal Lamb....Pages 272-278 Prevention of Rh Disease with Passive Rh-Immunoglobulin....Pages 279-290 Hepatic Microsomal Drug Metabolism in the Perinatal Period....Pages 291-304