Pathology of Multiple Pregnancy [Hardcover]

Virginia J. Baldwin (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0387940111 | ISBN-13: 978-0387940113 | Publication Date: October 28, 1993 | Edition: 1

Pathology of Multiple Pregnancy collates case material from over 500 autopsies (including embryos) and 1200 placentas from twins, triplets, and higher multiples with selected literature on human multiple reproduction. It emphasizes important new concepts of pathophysiology and interpretation of less than ideal outcomes of multiple conception based on over 30 years experience in the field. Aspects of perinatal pathology unique to twins and higher multiples are emphasized, with practical suggestions for the service pathologist, including items of potential medico-legal significance. Controversial topics, such as the value of studies of concordance for diseases or malformations, and the significance of inter-twin anastomoses, are addressed and suggestions made for further investigation. A close working relationship between pathologists and clinical colleagues is encouraged by discussion of clinico-pathological correlations. And, the most recent discussions on mechanisms of twinning and genetic versus environmental influences on the development of twins are presented.

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"This book is close to art... The discussion of the mechanism of twinning and the ambiguity of zygosity should be mandatory readings for all who interpret or cite twin studies..." (NEJM)
"Well-written and clinically relevant, Dr. Baldwin's book engages readers with an in-depth lucid and scholarly presentation..." (Mayo Clinica Proceedings)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 409 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (October 28, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387940111
• ISBN-13: 978-0387940113
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,335,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An important book seven years later, September 16, 2000

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This review is from: Pathology of Multiple Pregnancy (Hardcover)

The real test of a specialty monograph is how fares over time. It is seven years since this seminal work was published. I am compelled to say, as a continuously active professional in the field, Baldwin's "Pathology of multiple pregnancy" is more valuable in year 2000 than it was when it first came out. The reason is simple: the author fairly anticipated both the basic science and the clinical spects of the related fields of infertility treatment and the neonatal consequences of polyovulation. Her compendium will deserve, but may not need, a revised edition a few years hence. The passage of time has validated her approach as a natural historian of twin studies.