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Synopsis
Describes the developments being made in fetal medicine, including surgical techniques and medical therapies designed to treat and save babies while still in the womb
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From Library Journal
Kolata, a science reporter for the New York Times, gives an overview of a new subspecialty in medicine: fetal surgery for the correction of birth defects and fetus-threatening physical conditions before birth. She also discusss the development of diagnostic techniques such as chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and "fetal reduction," in which one or more of the fetuses in a multiple pregnancy are selectively aborted, with the hope of helping the remaining fetus survive until birth. Kolata focuses on a half-dozen trailblazers in the field who jocularly call themselves "The Fetal Invaders" and who test the limits of contemporary medicine, inventing and refining procedures for which ethical questions loom large. What is most apparent is that demand for early diagnosis of fetal defects and the surgery to correct them is strong and will continue to be so. This book, while rather casually written and often overly personality-oriented and melodramatic, gives a good layperson's view of this important subject. Highly recommended for all public library medical collections.
- Mark L. Shelton, Columbus, Ohio
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Publishers Weekly
Blood and urine tests, amniocentesis and sonogram techniques are used to detect fetal abnormalities, which may then be treated with surgery or medication. Successful and unsuccessful cases are discussed by New York Times medical reporter Kolata, as is the controversial practice of "selective reduction" in multiple pregnancies. PW called this an "engrossing, edifying account."
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherDell
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0440210119
- ISBN 13 9780440210115
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages224
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