Overview
- Provides a detailed overview of the possible risks associated with ART pregnancies and their clinical management
- Dedicated sections for pre-pregnancy care including the psychological component of the periconceptual period
- Addresses ongoing developments in assisted reproductive technologies and pregnancy outcome
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About this book
While most pregnancies following Assisted Reproduction Treatment (ART) will progress normally and without any complications to mother or baby, some women who conceive after ART as well as their babies are at increased risk of pregnancy complications. There are some schools of thoughts proposing pregnancies following IVF should be regarded as being “high risk” and requires special attention. There are various reasons why ART pregnancies may be at higher risk – Female and male age factor, increased chance of multiple pregnancies, underlying cause of subfertility (pelvic pathology, uterine pathology, endometrial dysfunction) and potential increase in birth defects.
This is an essential read for obstetricians, fertility specialists and Post-graduate trainees.
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“This should be on the shelf of every labour ward lead in the country. It is clear and well-written with good references. It includes lots of useful detail and addresses an unmet need.” (BMA Medical Book Awards, September, 2017)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Mr Jayaprakasan is a Royal College (RCOG) accredited sub-specialist in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery. He has completed his subspecialty training at NURTURE, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, where he subsequently worked as IVF Consultant and Associate Professor for two years before he moved to take up the lead consultant role at Derby fertility unit.
Mr Jayaprakasan's special interests include Assisted Conception (IVF/ICSI), Reproductive surgeries (Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy), recurrent pregnancy loss, recurrent implantation failure, PCOS and endometriosis. Mr Jayaprakasan is an expert in the application of advanced pelvic ultrasound in the field of fertility, in which he has done his PhD.
Lucy H. Kean, Bm, BCh, DM, FRCOG
Consultant in Fetal and Maternal medicine
Chief of service for Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Department of Obstetrics
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Clinical Management of Pregnancies following ART
Editors: Kanna Jayaprakasan, Lucy Kean
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42858-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-42856-7Published: 02 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82682-0Published: 28 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-42858-1Published: 24 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 251
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour
Topics: Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery, Reproductive Medicine, Maternal and Child Health