Highly readable, well illustrated, and easy to understand, Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies remains your go-to choice for authoritative guidance on managing today's obstetric patient. Reflecting the expertise of internationally recognized authorities, this bestselling obstetrics reference has been thoroughly revised to bring you up to date on everything from ultrasound assessment of fetal anatomy and growth, to medical complications in pregnancy, to fetal therapy...and much more!

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Table of Contents
Placental Anatomy and Physiology
Fetal Physiology
Maternal Physiology
Maternal-Fetal Immunology
Fetal Origins of Adult Disease
Preconception and Prenatal Care: Part of the Continuum
Maternal Nutrition and Obesity
Drugs and Environmental Agents in the Pregnancy and Lactation: Embryology, Teratology, Epidemiology
Ultrasound for Pregnancy Dating, Growth, and the Diagnosis of Fetal Malformations
Genetic Counseling and Genetic Screening
Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis
Antepartum Fetal Evaluation
Normal Labor and Delivery
Abnormal Labor and Induction of Labor
Operative Vaginal Delivery
Intrapartum Fetal Evaluation
Obstetric Anesthesia
Malpresentations and Shoulder Dystocia
Antepartum and Postpartum Hemmorhage
Cesarean Delivery
The Neonate
Postpartum Care
Breastfeeding
Surgery During Pregnancy
Surgical Principles of Trauma
Pregnancy Loss
Cervical Insufficiency
Preterm Birth
Premature Rupture of 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 of Pregnancy
Hematologic Complications of Pregnancy
Thromboembolic Disorders
Collagen Vascular Diseases
Hepatic and Gastrointestinal Diseases
Neurologic Disorders
Malignancy Diseases and Pregnancy
Skin Diseases in Pregnancy and Puerperium
Maternal and Perinatal Infection: The Sexually Transmitted Diseases Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis
Maternal and Perinatal Infection-Viral
Maternal and Perinatal Infection-Bacterial
Mental Health and Behavioral Disorders in Pregnancy
Evidence-Based Practice, Quality, and Safety in Obstetrics
Legal and Ethical Issues in Obstetric Practice