The Child's Doctor articles
The Child’s Doctor, Journal of Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago
The Child’s Doctor is published by Children’s Memorial Hospital twice a year for community-based physicians. The journal offers continuing medical education (CME) through articles authored by Children’s Memorial’s physicians. It also includes news articles on research at Children’s Memorial. Read the latest issue of The Child’s Doctor here.
Articles on topics in fetal health:
Critical Follow-up of Prenatally Diagnosed Anomalies Not Physically Evident at Birth by Christopher Talbot, MD; Marleta Reynolds, MD; Max Maizels, MD; Antonio Chaviano, MD; and Tord Alden, MD Published Spring 2006
Near universal ultrasound screening in the second trimester and ever better ultrasound resolution have increased the number of anomalies diagnosed prenatally. Among these are anomalies without physical evidence at birth, which nonetheless can have serious implications for the infant's health. We shall review 3 anomalies of the chest, brain, and urinary systems that are commonly diagnosed prenatally and may have no outward newborn findings. These conditions require timely surveillance in the first months of life to identify problems of potentially major importance, so prompt treatment can be initiated.
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