Congenital Abnormalities and Preterm Birth Related to Maternal Illnesses During Pregnancy

by Ferenc Banhidy, Andrew E. Czeizel, Nándor Ács

Book Overview

The major objective of our studies in the last decade was a systematic analysis of maternal diseases during pregnancy to reveal their possible adverse effects on birth outcomes. The two most important factors of infant mortality were parti- larly analyzed: structural birth defects, known as congenital abnormalities (CAs) and preterm birth (PB). In general the objectives of scienti c studies might be either to test a new hypothesis or to con rm or...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9401784329
• ISBN13: 9789401784320
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 532 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"