RT Book, Section A1 Cunningham, F. Gary A1 Leveno, Kenneth J. A1 Bloom, Steven L. A1 Dashe, Jodi S. A1 Hoffman, Barbara L. A1 Casey, Brian M. A1 Spong, Catherine Y. SR Print(0) ID 1160773558 T1 Teratology, Teratogens, and Fetotoxic Agents T2 Williams Obstetrics, 25e YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259644320 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160773558 RD 2024/04/24 AB All infectious diseases have a tendency to bring about death of the child and its subsequent expulsion from the uterus. The fatal result is usually due to the transmission of toxins, and occasionally the specific micro-organisms from the mother to the child. Poisoning with phosphorus, lead, illuminating gas, and other substances may lead to similar results.—J. Whitridge Williams (1903)