Obstetrics : normal and problem pregnancies /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gabbe, Steven G., Niebyl, Jennifer R., Simpson, Joe Leigh, 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, [2007]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Placental anatomy and physiology
  • Fetal physiology
  • Maternal physiology
  • Maternal-fetal immunology
  • Preconception and prenatal care: part of the continuum
  • Genetic counseling and genetic screening
  • Prenatal genetic diagnosis
  • Drugs and environmental agents in pregnancy and lactation: embryology, teratology, epidemiology
  • Ultrasound for pregnancy dating, growth, and the diagnosis of fetal malformations
  • Fetal therapy
  • Antepartum fetal evaluation
  • Normal labor and delivery
  • Abnormal labor and induction of labor
  • Operative vaginal delivery
  • Intrapartum fetal evaluation
  • Obstetric anesthesia
  • Malpresentations
  • Antepartum and postpartum hemorrhage
  • Cesarean delivery
  • The neonate
  • Postpartum care
  • Breast-feeding
  • Surgical procedures in pregnancy
  • Pregnancy loss
  • Cervical incompetence
  • Preterm birth
  • Premature rupture of the membranes
  • Multiple gestations
  • Intrauterine growth restriction
  • Red cell alloimmunization
  • Amniotic fluid disorders
  • Prolonged pregnancy
  • Hypertension
  • Heart disease
  • Respiratory diseases in pregnancy
  • Renal disease
  • Diabetes mellitus complicating pregnancy
  • Thyroid and parathyroid diseases in pregnancy
  • Pituitary and adrenal disorders in pregnancy
  • Hematologic complications of pregnancy
  • Thromboembolic disorders
  • Collagen vascular diseases
  • Hepatic and gastrointestinal diseases
  • Neurologic disorders
  • Malignant diseases and pregnancy
  • Dermatologic disorders of pregnancy
  • Maternal and perinatal infection: the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis
  • Maternal and perinatal infection-viral
  • Maternal and perinatal infection-bacterial
  • Psychiatric disorders
  • Legal and ethical issues in obstetric practice.