Perinatal epidemiology for public health practice

Perinatal Epidemiology synthesizes perinatal knowledge through the lens of public health practice. This comprehensive text uses a consistent, logical format to offer readers: (1) A spectrum of topics affecting maternal and infant health: reproductive health concerns, maternal and infant morbidity and mortality, and gestation and fetal growth. (2) Information on timely issues, including infertility, gestational diabetes, preterm delivery, postpartum depression, and SIDS. (3) Detailed discussions of current epidemiological trends, measures and measurement issues, data sources, and risk and protective factors for each condition covered. (4) In-depth consideration of public health interventions and their availability, strengths and limitations. (5) Emerging areas of interest and directions for research. (6) Text boxes, definitions of key terms, discussion questions, appendices, and other helpful features. Accessible to a new student or the experienced professional seeking a quick reference, this book covers the epidemiology of a broad range of topics that influence maternal and infant health Highly structured text brings a uniform wealth of knowledge to the topics discussed INDICE: From the contents 1: Introduction.- 2: Reproductive Health Issues.2.1 Fertility. 2.2 Male and female infertility. 2.3 Infertility treatment. 2.4 Pregnancy intention. 2.5 Legal Induced Abortion. 2.6 Contraception. 2.7 Preconception care.- 3: Maternal Morbidity. 3.1 Definitions, measures, and measurement issues. 3.2 Overall Maternal morbidity. 3.3 Antepartum conditions. 3.4 Peripartum conditions. 3.5 Postpartum morbidity. 3.6 Public health interventionsand their availability and use.- 4: Maternal Mortality. 4.1 Definitions, measures, and measurement issues. 4.2 Antepartum mortality. 4.3 Postpartum mortality.- 5: Infant Morbidity. 5.1 Definitions, measures, and measurement issues. 5.2 Morbidity with shortened gestation and near-term IUGR and sequelae of prematurity. 5.3 Developmental Delay/Disabilities. 5.4 Infection. 5.5 Birth Defects. 5.6 Injuries (intentional/unintentional).- 6: Fetal and Infant Mortality.

• ISBN: 978-0-387-09438-0
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 255
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés