Kiely, M: Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology

PART I: INTRODUCTION. 1. An Introduction to Epidemiologic Methods. 2. Delayed Childbearing: Trends and Consequences. 3. The Epidemiology of Infertility. 4. Early Pregnancy. PART II: PRENATAL INTERVENTIONS. 5. Selected Issues in the Evaluation of Prenatal Core. 6. Current Nutritional Issues in the Perinatal Period. PART III: EXPOSURES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER PREGNANCY. 7. Environmental Exposures and Reproduction. 8. Occupational Exposures and Reproduction. 9. Human Papillomavirus in Women: Methodologic Issues and Role of Immunosuppression. PART IV: ADVERSE SEQUELE OF PRENATAL AND PERINATAL PROBLEMS. 10. Pre- and Perinatal Factors in the Etiology of Mental Retardation. 11. The Cerebral Palsies. 12. The Epidemiology of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. 13. Epidemiology of Neural Tube Defects. 14. Follow-up of High-Risk Infants. 15. Intrapartum Asphyxia and Cerebral Palsy. PART V: BASIC EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PERINATAL OUTCOMES. 16. The Epidemiology of Germinal Matrix/Intraventricular Hemorrhage. 17. The Epidemiology of Perinatal Death. 18. The Epidemiology of Preterm Birth. PART VI: MOTHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 19. Methodological Issues in the Analysis of Vital Statistics. 20. Risk Assessment in Obstetrics: Methodological and Statistical Issues. 21. Questionnaire Construction and Appraisal. 22. Clinical Trials in Perinatal Medicine. 23. Methodological Issues in Epidemiologic Studies of Drug Effects. Index.