TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Acknowledgments (Second Edition) A1 - Bianchi, Diana W. A1 - Crombleholme, Timothy M. A1 - D'Alton, Mary E. A1 - Malone, Fergal D. PY - 2015 T2 - Fetology: Diagnosis and Management of the Fetal Patient, 2e AB - Diana W. Bianchi, MD: Since the publication of the first edition of Fetology, I have jokingly referred to it as my “third child”. It weighs 7 pounds and it is never far from my mind! Alternatively, I refer to it as my “external hard drive”, because it is a convenient compilation of all the facts I need or want to know when I perform a prenatal genetic consultation for a fetus with an anomaly or an abnormal karyotype. However, in the past 10 years, many sections of the book have become outdated. We seriously questioned whether we had the time or energy to perform a thorough revision for a second edition. In the end, Drs. Crombleholme, D'Alton, and I decided that we could do it only if we added a fourth author. The choice of Fergal Malone was a natural one, given his long association with Tufts and his expertise in prenatal diagnosis and fetal medicine. In contrast to the first edition, when Drs. Crombleholme, D'Alton, and I would meet for coffee in one of our offices at Tufts to review and discuss the chapters, we are now scattered across the US and Ireland. Thus, most of the writing and editing for the second edition was done via email, with occasional “marathon” meetings at the McGraw-Hill offices in Manhattan. Thanks to our editors, Alyssa Fried and Karen Davis, we received food, shelter, and administrative support during those sessions. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106395450 ER -