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!


'An excellent reference for residents and fellows in training alike'

Reviewed by: Obstetrics and Prenatal Diagnosis Unit, Landspitali University Hospital/University of Iceland

1.Placental Anatomy and Physiology


2.Placental and Fetal Physiology



3.Maternal Physiology



4.Maternal-Fetal Immunology



5.Developmental Origins of Adult Health and Disease



6.Preconception and Prenatal Care: Part of the Continuum






7.Nutritional Management During Pregancy
8.Drugs and Environmental Agents in the Pregnancy and Lactation: Embryology, Teratology, Epidemiology



9.Obstetrical Ultrasound: Imaging, Dating, and Growth



10.Genetic Counseling and Genetic Screening



11.Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis



12.Antepartum Fetal Evaluation



13.Normal Labor and Delivery



14.Abnormal Labor and Induction of Labor



15.Operative Vaginal Delivery



16.Intrapartum Fetal Evaluation



17.Obstetric Anesthesia



18.Malpresentations and Shoulder Dystocia



19.Antepartum and Postpartum Hemmorhage



20.Cesarean Delivery



21.The Neonate



22.Postpartum Care



23.Lactation and Breastfeeding



24.Surgery During Pregnancy



25.Trauma and Related Surgery in Pregnancy



26.Pregnancy Loss



27.Cervical Insufficiency



28.Preterm Birth



29.Premature Rupture of the Membranes



30.Multiple Gestations



31.Intrauterine Growth Restriction



32.Red Cell Alloimmunization



33.Amniotic Fluid Disorders



34.Prolonged and Postterm Pregnancy



35.Hypertension



36.Heart Disease



37.Respiratory Diseases in Pregnancy



38.Renal Disease



39.Diabetes Mellitus Complicating Pregnancy



40.Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases in Pregnancy



41.Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders in Pregnancy



42.Hematologic Complications of Pregnancy



43.Thromboembolic Disorders



44.Collagen Vascular Diseases



45.Hepatic and Gastrointestinal Diseases



46.Neurologic Disorders



47.Malignancy Diseases and Pregnancy



48.Skin Diseases in Pregnancy and Puerperium



49.Maternal and Perinatal Infection: The Sexually Transmitted Diseases Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis



50.Maternal and Perinatal Infection-Viral



51.Maternal and Perinatal Infection-Bacterial



52.Mental Health and Behavioral Disorders in Pregnancy



53.Patient Safety and Quality Measurement in Obstetrical Care



54.Legal and Ethical Issues in Obstetric Practice