This book presents the latest evidence-based guidelines for perinatal management and is designed to help obstetricians and neonatologists minimize complications and offer patients the best possible care.

The book is divided into eight main sections: The first examines basic periconceptional care and discusses the ethical aspects of perinatology. The next section focuses on prenatal considerations, such as the nutritional aspects of gestation and puerperium, physical exercise during pregnancy, routine laboratory tests, prenatal care of multiple gestations and the role of the neonatologist in prenatal care. The third and fourth sections then explore fetal evaluation, and clinical intercurrences in pregnancy, respectively. The next section addresses pregnancy complications: prevention, diagnosis and management. The sixth section covers the basic aspects of congenital infections and the seventh examines labor and delivery aspects. Lastly, the final section includes chapters on neonatal assistance.

Written by leading experts in obstetrics, neonatology, and perinatology, this thoroughly updated, comprehensive resource reflects the latest information in all areas, including genetics and imaging.

Renato Augusto Moreira de Sá

Current Position

Head of the Department of Obstetrics, Perinatal Group, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Associate Professor of Obstetrics College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Federal Fluminense University, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil

President of Rio de Janeiro Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Researcher in Public Health - Fetal Medicine, Fernandes Figueira Institute - FIOCRUZ

Qualifications

MSc (August  1997), Post-Graduation Program in Obstetric Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

PhD (August 2000), Post-Graduation Program in Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Fetal Medicine (June 2003 - March 2004), Department of Obstetrics, University of Paris V, Poissy, France.

Eduardo Borges da Fonseca

Current Position

Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil

Qualifications

MSc (1998) at University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

PhD (2001) at Universidade de São Paulo, USP, Brasil.

Postdoctoral (2004) at King's College London, KCL, England.