High Risk Pregnancy: Management Options, with CD-ROM (3^rd Ed.)

Comprehensive, clinical, and international in scope, the revised and updated 3rd Edition of this popular text examines the full range of challenges in general obstetrics, medical complications of pregnancy, prenatal diagnosis and fetal disease, and management of labor and delivery. World-recognized authorities employ an evidence-based management approach throughout and explore a series of options to help clinicians select the most appropriate treatment for each patient. Plus, clearly designed boxes summarize management options for each condition, saving readers time and putting a wealth of expert guidance at their fingertips.

I. Prepregnancy. Prepregnancy antecedents of HRP. Genetics. Early Prenatal. Organization of prenatal care, identification of risk (screening). Early pregnancy problems. Recurrent miscarriage. Mid-pregnancy problems. First trimester screening for fetal abnormalities. Screening for fetal abnormality. Counseling and management of an abnormal screening or diagnostic test for fetal abnormality. Invasive procedures for prenatal diagnosis. Late prenatal - fetal. Critical evaluation of prenatal fetal assessment methods. Abnormalities of fetal growth. Abnormalities of amniotic fluid. Fetal hemolytic disease. Fetal thrombocytopenia. Fetal arrhythmias. Fetal cardiac abnormalities. Craniospinal and facial abnormalities. Genitourinary abnormalities. GIT abnormalities. Skeletal abnormalities. Fetal thyroid & adrenal disorders. Fetal thyroid & adrenal disorders. Fetal problems in multiple pregnancy. Fetal hydrops. Fetal death. Infection. Presentation and diagnosis of fetal infection. Hepatides. HIV. Rubella, Measles, Mumps, Varicella and Parvovirus. Cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, adenovirus, coxsackie virus, human papilloma virus. Bacterial infections and vaginitis. Parasitic infections. Late prenatal - maternal. Substance abuse. Medication during pregnancy. Hypertension. Cardiac. Respiratory disorders. Anemia and white cell disorders. Malignancies of haematological and Immunological systems. Bleeding disorders. Clotting disorders. Thromboembolic disease. Autoimmune disease. Diabetes. Thyroid. Pituitary/adrenal disorders in pregnancy. Hepatic and gastrointestinal disease. Neuromuscular disorders. Renal disorders. Spine and joint disorders in pregnancy. Skin disease. Malignant disease. Pregnancy following transplantation. Trauma. Psychiatric illness. Prenatal - general. Abdominal pain. Non-malignant gynecology. Bleeding in late pregnancy. Multiple pregnancy - obstetric management. Screening for PROM and preterm labor. Preterm labor. PROM including chorioamnionitis. Breech. Unstable lie, maplpresentation & positions. Prolonged pregnancy. Labor management - overview. IOL & TOP. Poor progress. Shoulder dystocia. Fetal distress. Maternal analgesia and anesthesia: Indications and Implications. Perineal repair & pelvic floor injury. Assisted vaginal delivery. Vaginal delivery after previous caesarean section. Caesarean section. Postnatal. PPH and other problems of the third stage. Puerperal problems. Major obstetric hemorrhage including DIC. Critical care of the obstetric patient. Domestic violence. Resuscitation of newborn.

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