Delivers the complete contents of the printed text fully searchable online. All of the book's illustrations are downloadable via the website for use in PowerPoint presentations. Presents the work of four new associate editors broadening the book's international appeal as well as more than 20 new contributors for fresh practice perspectives. Offers new chapters covering placental anatomy and physiology non-invasive prenatal diagnostic techniques abnormal labour operative vaginal delivery cervical incompetence amniotic fluid disorders thrombophilias and thromboembolic disorders. Features a new full-colour format for easier reference, as well as a new appendix of normal values. Distils the expertise of leading contributors from the fields of maternal-fetal medicine, anaesthesiology, neonatology, internal medicine, dermatology, genetics, and ethics providing a real-life, interdisciplinary perspective

Contents
I. Physiology
1. Placental Anatomy and Physiology
2. Fetal Physiology
3. Maternal Physiology and Immunology of Pregnancy
II. Prenatal Care
4. Preconception and Prenatal Care
5. Genetic Counseling and Prenatal Screening
6. Non-Invasive and Invasive Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques
7. Teratology, Drugs, and Environmental Agents in Pregnancy and Lactation
8. Obstetric Ultrasound: Assessment of Fetal Growth and Anatomy
9. Fetal Therapy and Surgery
10. Antepartum Fetal Evaluation
III. Intrapartum Care
11. Normal Labor and Delivery
12. Abnormal Labor
13. Operative Vaginal Delivery
14. Intrapartum Fetal Evaluation
15. Obstetric Anesthesia
16. Malpresentations
17. Antepartum and Postpartum Hemorrhage
18. Cesarean Delivery
IV. Postpartum Care
19. The Neonate
20. Postpartum Care
21. Breastfeeding
V. Complicated Pregnancy
22. Surgical Procedures in Pregnancy
23. Pregnancy Loss
24. Cervical Incompetence
25. Preterm Labor
26. Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes (PPROM)
27. Multiple Gestations
28. Intrauterine Growth Restriction
29. Alloimmunization in Pregnancy
30. Amniotic Fluid Disorders
31. Prolonged Pregnancy
VI. Pregnancy and Co-existing Disease
32. Hypertension
33. Heart Disease
34. Respiratory Diseases in Pregnancy
35. Renal Disease
36. Diabetes Mellitus
37. Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease in Pregnancy
38. Adrenal and Pituitary Disorders in Pregnancy
39. Hematalogic Complications of Pregnancy
40. Thrombophilias and Thromboembolic Disorders
41. Collagen and Vascular Diseases
42. Hepatic and Gastrointestinal Diseases
43. Neurologic Disorders
44. Malignant Diseases in Pregnancy
45. Dermatologic Disorders
46. Maternal and Perinatal Infection
47. Psychiatric Disorders
VII. Legal and Ethical Issues in Obstetric Practice
48. Legal and Ethical Issues in Obstetric Practice
49. Quality of Care and Systematic Reviews of Literature
VIII. Appendix
Anatomy of the Pelvis
Normal values
IX. Index