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I am delighted that someone has a large enough view of the rapidly advancing fields of maternal–fetal medicine, neonatal surgery, and neonatology that they would dare put together an audacious new textbook aimed directly at these practitioners and their tiny patients. What a wonderful contribution!
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The book is nicely presented in easily accessible sections and subsections, so the latest techniques and approaches to management are readily available to the busy practitioner, fellow, resident, nurse, and medical student. The material is up-to-date and presented in depth. This avoids the frustrating problem of not finding the specific clinical information necessary for your patient when searching more general textbooks of maternal–fetal medicine, pediatric surgery, and neonatology. This comprehensive, yet focused, text should be available to all specialists caring for fetuses and neonates with abnormalities.
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In this age of easy internet access to all kinds of useful medical data, it is still immensely comforting to be able to get the latest advice from the world’s experts on rare conditions. In this text, all the most valuable and useful information is compiled specifically for the practitioner on the front lines of caring for the fetus and neonate.
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Michael R. Harrison, MD
Professor Emeritus of Surgery, Pediatrics, OB-GYN and Reproductive Sciences
Founder, UCSF Fetal Treatment Center
Director, UCSF Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium
University of California, San Francisco