Small for Gestational Age—Causes and Consequences

Intrauterine growth restriction and its ethical and humanitarian considerations are examined in this collection of research results presented for pediatricians, neonatologists, obstetricians and molecular biologists. Kiess (medicine, U. of Leipzig, Germany), Chernausek (pediatric medicine, U. of Oklahoma) and Hokken- Koelega (endocrinology, Erasmus U. Medical Center, Rotterdam) have edited these studies that focus on small-for-gestational age (SGA) and its relationship to neonatal care and genetics. These contributors from all over the world explain how fetal growth restrictions can translate into health issues later in life, such as a risk for developing type 2 diabetes, and how these issues are also pronounced in developing countries as well. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)