title: Fetal and perinatal medicine.
abstract: Fetal medicine, like this journal, is about 30 years old. In the 1960s access to the fetus was only possible around the time of birth, leading to the concept of 'perinatal medicine'. However, as ultrasonography, invasive procedures and genetics provided the necessary tools, it became clear that events in the preceding months are usually much more important than those around birth. The term perinatal medicine has therefore been replaced by fetal medicine.
authors.affiliation: Fetal Medicine Research Unit, University of Bristol, St Michael's Hospital.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soothill
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010500:Perinatology / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis