Placental Bed Disorders
Basic Science and its Translation to Obstetrics
- Edited by: Robert Pijnenborg, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven
- Edited by: Ivo Brosens, Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology
- Edited by: Roberto Romero, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Detroit
- Robert Pijnenborg, Ivo Brosens, T. Yee Khong, M. Hanssens, Roberto Romero, Brianna Cloke, Luca Fusi, Jan Brosens, Ashley Moffett, Christophe L. Depoix, Robert N. Taylor, Eric Jauniaux, Graham J. Burton, Stephen R. Killick, Piotr Lesny, Ernest Hung Yu Ng, Pak Chung Ho, Anthony M. Carter, Robert D. Martin, Lisbeth Vercruysse, J. E. Cartwright, G. St J. Whitley, R. H. Lane, R. McKnight, Qi Fu, David Haig, Linda Morgan, Gudrun Moore, Sayeda Abu-Amero, Rolv Skjaerven, Kari K. Melve, Lars J. Vatten, May Lee Tjoa, Eliyahu Khankin, Sarosh Rana, S. Ananth Karumanchi, Marc J. N. C. Keirse, Frans M. Helmerhorst, Gordon C. S. Smith, Caroline Dunk, Sascha Drewlo, Leslie Proctor, John. C. P. Kingdom, Juan Pedro Kusanovic, Chong Jai Kim
- 71 b/w illus. 4 colour illus. 25 tables
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It is now recognized that defective placentation in the human is a cause of many pregnancy complications, such as spontaneous abortion, preterm labor and delivery, pre-eclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, fetal death and abruptio placenta. These clinical disorders can often have long-term consequences into adulthood, causing cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes for the newborn as well as an increased risk of premature death in the mother. This is the first book to be entirely focused on the placental bed, bringing together the results of basic and clinical research in cell biology, immunology, endocrinology, pathology, genetics and imaging to consolidate in a single, informative source for investigators and clinicians. Its core aim is to explore new approaches and improve current clinical practice. This is essential reading for clinicians in obstetric, cardiovascular and reproductive medicine.
