Overview
This totally revised and expanded reference presents a problem-based approach to the teratogenic risks of exposure to drugs, chemicals, viruses, and radiation during pregnancy-containing updated material on treatment programs and management approaches, as well as systematic reviews and meta-analyses of specific xenobiotics.Offers entirely new features such as clinical case studies at the beginning of most chapters, as well as end-of-chapter solutions!Summarizing recentlarge-scale prospective studies on the safety of drugs in pregnancy, initiated by the Motherisk Program in Toronto in collaboration with several American services, the Third Edition of Maternal-Fetal Toxicology provides·
the latest analysis on alcohol consumption during pregnancy and the diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome·a guide for herbal products in pregnancy·timely information for the evaluation of fetal safety in chemical industries·up-to-the-minute treatment for epilepsy and other chronic conditions in pregnancy·current management of the neonatal abstinence syndrome·modern uses of herbal medicine in pregnancy and during lactation·and more!Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts in the field, Maternal-Fetal Toxicology, Third Edition, is a practical and well-researched reference for all obstetricians/gynecologists, toxicologists, family physicians, pharmacologists, pediatricians, nurses, pharmacists, poison control specialists, geneticists, and upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and medical school students in these disciplines.
This book contains black-and-white illustrations.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Dwight P. Cruikshank, MD(Medical College of Wisconsin)Description: This second edition textbook of toxicology as it relates to pregnant women and fetuses incorporates contributions from 70 experts, most of whom are from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, but only four of whom are obstetricians.
Purpose: The stated purpose is to present accurate, up-to-date estimates of teratogenic risks of exposure to drugs, chemicals, viruses, and radiation during pregnancy to those who counsel pregnant women. The book largely meets its stated objectives, although it is slanted toward the risks of drugs and chemicals, with less information about viruses and radiation.
Audience: The book will be especially useful to genetic counselors and to subspecialists in maternal-fetal medicine. It contains valuable information for all practitioners of obstetrics.
Features: The book has numerous tables which are exhaustive and outstanding. There are very few illustrations. Each chapter of the book has 100-200 current and pertinent references.
Assessment: This is a very useful book. The chapters on known teratogens and on drugs commonly used by pregnant women are comprehensive and present a good sense approach. However, the arrangement of these chapters is somewhat disorganized. There is an interesting chapter on drugs of choice for pregnant women, which lists medical conditions and tells what are the drugs of choice for those conditions. The chapter on drugs during breast feeding is fair, containing an exhaustive table which is probably too technical for the average practitioner. The chapters on poisoning and on the use of medicinal plants during pregnancy present data not readily found in other places. The last 100 pages of the book, dealing with teratogen information services will not be of interest to most readers of the book. Overall, however, the book is an excellent compendium of the most up-to-date information regarding maternal-fetal toxicology.
Journal of the Operational Research Society
...If you have a group of mathematically able students...who are looking at optimisation models in O.R. or industrial engineering, this is a book to look at seriously.Dwight P. Cruikshank
This second edition textbook of toxicology as it relates to pregnant women and fetuses incorporates contributions from 70 experts, most of whom are from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, but only four of whom are obstetricians. The stated purpose is to present accurate, up-to-date estimates of teratogenic risks of exposure to drugs, chemicals, viruses, and radiation during pregnancy to those who counsel pregnant women. The book largely meets its stated objectives, although it is slanted toward the risks of drugs and chemicals, with less information about viruses and radiation. The book will be especially useful to genetic counselors and to subspecialists in maternal-fetal medicine. It contains valuable information for all practitioners of obstetrics. The book has numerous tables which are exhaustive and outstanding. There are very few illustrations. Each chapter of the book has 100-200 current and pertinent references. This is a very useful book. The chapters on known teratogens and on drugs commonly used by pregnant women are comprehensive and present a good sense approach. However, the arrangement of these chapters is somewhat disorganized. There is an interesting chapter on drugs of choice for pregnant women, which lists medical conditions and tells what are the drugs of choice for those conditions. The chapter on drugs during breast feeding is fair, containing an exhaustive table which is probably too technical for the average practitioner. The chapters on poisoning and on the use of medicinal plants during pregnancy present data not readily found in other places. The last 100 pages of the book, dealing with teratogen information services will not be of interest to mostreaders of the book. Overall, however, the book is an excellent compendium of the most up-to-date information regarding maternal-fetal toxicology.Booknews
Continuing the series intended to bridge the gap between reviews of original research and textbooks, specialist provide a handbook to help health professionals answer questions by women and their families on the potential reproductive effects of xenobiotics and radiation. The third edition encompasses developments over the past six years, notably the work of The Motherisk Program in Toronto, which has collaborated with other services to initiate and complete large-scale prospective studies on the safety of drugs in pregnancy. Among the topics are the safety of commonly used antidepressants in pregnancy, fetal alcohol syndrome, and a Canadian follow-up of an American tragedy with Bendectin/Diclectin for morning sickness. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR booknews.com3 Stars from Doody